Freddie Gray Shooting Exposes Lead Public Health Crisis

Sam P.K. Collins, Think Progress
Mon, 04/27/2015 - 9:06am

Marchers raise their fists in the air near the Baltimore Police Department’s Western District police station during a march for Freddie Gray, Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon More than a week after his death from severe spinal cord injuries sustained under police custody, the circumstances of Freddie Gray Jr.’s life, particularly his upbringing in the inner city, are coming to surface through court documents and testimonies of family, friends, and attorneys.

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