Freddie Gray’s death ruled a homicide

Baltimore’s top prosecutor said Friday she has found probable cause to charge six cops in the killing of Freddie Gray, the black man whose death in police custody sparked widespread protests and rioting.

State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby made the stunning announcement — which drew cheers from onlookers — after receiving the medical examiner’s report, which classified Gray’s death as a homicide.

Gray, she said, was carrying a legal folding knife, not a switchblade as cops had reported, when he was arrested April 12, and there was no probable cause for his arrest.

After chasing him down, cops put him in a police wagon without a seatbelt — and ignored him during a series of stops despite the fact that he had suffered a serious injury and was in distress.

He died, she said, after striking his neck while he was both handcuffed and shackled at the legs.

With Gray stricken in the van, cops did not call for any medical assistance even though they saw that he had been injured and was unconscious on the floor of the wagon.

Medics were finally called to the scene when the van arrived at a precinct house, and Gray was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest.

The six police officers who have been suspended since Gray’s death on April 19 face charges ranging from murder to manslaughter, assault and official misconduct.

Warrants had been issued for their arrest, but it was unclear whether any had been taken into custody. NY Post

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