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| Baltimore grand jury charges six officers in Gray case | Baltimore grand jury charges six officers in Gray case |
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| A Baltimore grand jury has charged all six police officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray. | |
| State Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby announced the revised charges on Thursday, but the most serious charges - including second-degree murder - remained. | |
| Gray suffered a severe spinal cord injury in police custody in April and died a week later. | Gray suffered a severe spinal cord injury in police custody in April and died a week later. |
| His death sparked weeks of protests and later riots and looting in Baltimore. | His death sparked weeks of protests and later riots and looting in Baltimore. |
| "As is often the case, during an ongoing investigation, charges can and should be revised based upon the evidence," Ms Mosby said. | "As is often the case, during an ongoing investigation, charges can and should be revised based upon the evidence," Ms Mosby said. |
| The grand jury did not return charges on the false imprisonment charges that were brought against some of the officers. | The grand jury did not return charges on the false imprisonment charges that were brought against some of the officers. |
| Ms Mosby brought the false imprisonment charges earlier claiming that Gray's arrest was unjustified and illegal. | Ms Mosby brought the false imprisonment charges earlier claiming that Gray's arrest was unjustified and illegal. |
| However, the grand jury did return new reckless endangerment charges that were not part of the original charges announced three weeks ago. | However, the grand jury did return new reckless endangerment charges that were not part of the original charges announced three weeks ago. |
| Ms Mosby has said that Gray's neck was broken while he was being handcuffed and placed into a police van. She also said that police repeatedly ignored his pleas for medical attention. | Ms Mosby has said that Gray's neck was broken while he was being handcuffed and placed into a police van. She also said that police repeatedly ignored his pleas for medical attention. |
| The officers are scheduled to appear in court on 2 July. | The officers are scheduled to appear in court on 2 July. |
| The grand jury charges | |
| A lawyer for the six Baltimore police officers said they "did nothing wrong", after criminal charges were announced by Ms Mosby earlier this month. | A lawyer for the six Baltimore police officers said they "did nothing wrong", after criminal charges were announced by Ms Mosby earlier this month. |
| Lawyer Michael Davey said the officers "at all times acted reasonably and in accordance with their training" and accused Ms Mosby of an "egregious rush to judgement". | Lawyer Michael Davey said the officers "at all times acted reasonably and in accordance with their training" and accused Ms Mosby of an "egregious rush to judgement". |
| "As all of the facts surrounding this case come out in the appropriate form, the officers' lack of wrongdoing will be made abundantly clear." | "As all of the facts surrounding this case come out in the appropriate form, the officers' lack of wrongdoing will be made abundantly clear." |
| He also said that the defence team had "grave concerns about the fairness and integrity of the prosecution of our officers". | He also said that the defence team had "grave concerns about the fairness and integrity of the prosecution of our officers". |
| Ms Mosby rejected a police union request to step aside and appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case. | Ms Mosby rejected a police union request to step aside and appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case. |
| The grand jury's decision to bring charges largely similar to Ms Mosby's may quiet calls for her to step aside. | |
| Gray's death is the latest in a string of high-profile cases in the US where unarmed black men have died after contact with the police. | |
| After his funeral, riots broke out in sections of West Baltimore, prompting city and state officials to deploy thousands of extra law enforcement officers and National Guard troops to keep the peace and enact a citywide curfew. |