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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Justice Department opens civil rights investigation of police custody death in Baltimore

Justice Department opens civil rights investigation of police custody death in Baltimore
The Justice Department says it has opened a federal investigation after a man died of spinal injuries he suffered while in police custody in Baltimore, the AP reports. The investigation will look for civil rights violations in the treatment of Freddie Gray, who was arrested April 12 and placed in a transport van. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition about 30 minutes later and died Sunday of what police described as a significant spinal injury.
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