WASHINGTON ¨C A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryland city.
The charges, including a count of second-degree murder against one of the officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray, were announced on Thursday by Baltimore City State¡¯s Attorney Marilyn Mosby.
The officers, three white men and three African-Americans, including a woman, will formally hear the charges and enter pleas at a July 2 arraignment.
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