6 Baltimore Police Officers Suspended in Freddie Gray Case

RadioOnFire.com - BALTIMORE —Baltimore police have suspended six officers after the death of a man who was injured while in police custody. Freddie Gray, 25, was critically injured after his arrest April 12. He died early Sunday morning at Shock Trauma. According to the family's lawyer, Gray suffered a severe spinal cord injury.

"Our community is experiencing a great deal of trauma," Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said during a news conference Monday afternoon. "This is a tense time for Baltimore. I'm angry that we are here again, that we have to tell another mother that her child is dead."


Baltimore police identified the officers involved as follows:

- Lt. Brian Rice, 41, has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 1997

- Sgt. Alicia White, 30, has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 2010

- Police Officer William Porter, 25, has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 2012

- Police Officer Garrett Miller, 26, has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 2012

- Police Officer Edward Nero, 29, has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 2012

- Police Officer Caesar Goodson, 45, has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department since 1999

Why did officers pursue Gray?

According to a police charging document, officers arrested Gray on a west Baltimore street because he "fled unprovoked upon noting police presence in the neighborhood."

RadioOnFire hopes that Baltimore gets justice for this young man.