Testimony during the trial of Baltimore officer William Porter on Friday revealed Freddie Gray's pleas for medical attention were ignored.
The presence of a predominately African-American jury in the first case against a Baltimore police officer involved in the death of Freddie Gray may help expose the strained relationship between the city's residents and law enforcement.
CNN is under fire for victim shaming Freddie Gray in the wake of the first of six officers' trials for the 25-year-old's death.
William G. Porter, 26, is charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake repeatedly stated the officers will get a fair trial in the city.
Two fatalities pushed Baltimore's annual homicides over 300, the first time the city has recorded numbers this high in 16 years.
A 34-year veteran Baltimore police officer was charged with assault for spitting on a man during an arrest.
Nick Mosby, Baltimore councilman and husband of State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, has announced his candidacy for mayor.
The mother of Freddie Gray, whose death in the custody of Baltimore police ignited protests in the city and around the nation this spring, reportedly tried to commit suicide.
Seventeen-year-old Sean Johnson is being charged with attempted murder after brutally beating his football teammate.
A judge has ruled that trials for the six officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest and death will not be moved from Baltimore.
The six Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray will go to trial, after a judge denied a motion to drop the charges
On Wednesday, hearings will begin to determine if the case against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case should be dismissed.
