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Baltimore: Mistrial in Trial Against Officer in Death of Freddie Gray

HeadlineDec 17, 2015

In Baltimore, a judge has declared a mistrial in the case of the first police officer to be charged in the death of Freddie Gray, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on any of the charges against Officer William Porter. Gray died in April from injuries sustained in the back of a police van. Gray’s family and attorney say his voice box was crushed and his spine was “80 percent severed at his neck.” A preliminary autopsy report showed the 25-year-old African-American man died of a spinal injury. Attorneys are expected to meet this morning to decide if Porter should be tried again. Gray’s death in April sparked large protests in Baltimore. On Wednesday, scores of Baltimore residents took to the streets again to protest the hung jury. At least two people were arrested. We’ll go to Baltimore for more on the case after headlines.

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