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May 21, 2015

New Cellphone Video Challenges Police Account in Freddie Gray Case 
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New cellphone video sheds light on Freddie Gray's fatal journey in a
Baltimore police van. The footage obtained by The Baltimore Sun shows
Gray lying motionless as several police officers shackle his ankles and
load him into the vehicle. It appears to contradict earlier police
claims that Gray was "irate" and "combative." One of the officers, Lt.
Brian Rice, reportedly threatened to use his Taser on the eyewitness who
was filming.

 

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