Police officers to face criminal charges over death of Freddie Gray

Baltimore's top prosecutor announced criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody. The death of the 25-year-old black man was a homicide, and his arrest was illegal, according to the State Prosecuter. All six officers have been suspended and are now under arrest. Gray's death sparked protests that turned violent.

 Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury on April 12 while being transported "handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained" in a police van. Michael Davey, an attorney for the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police who spoke on behalf of the six officers and their attorneys, told reporters that none of the officers injured or harmed Gray. "They are truly saddened by his death," Davey said. "These officers did nothing wrong."