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Officer cleared over Freddie Gray murder Freddie Gray: Baltimore officer cleared of murder
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Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson found not guilty in US trial for murder of black detainee Freddie Gray Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson has been found not guilty in his trial for the murder of black detainee Freddie Gray.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. He was found not guilty on a second-degree depraved heart murder charge, the most serious count sought against the six officers charged in the case.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The officer drove the van in which Mr Gray rode before he died.
The verdict is a blow to prosecutors, who have yet to win a conviction in the case.
Mr Gray, 25, was arrested in April 2015 for running away from police officers. He died a week after sustaining a spinal injury while in the back of a police van.
His death sparked civil unrest in Baltimore, amid a national debate on police brutality and the death of unarmed black men at the hands of police.