Video spotlights Freddie Gray at Baker and Mount streets

The Baltimore Sun ^ | MAY 20, 2015, 3:51 PM | Catherine Rentz

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ON the morning of April 12, Michelle Gross woke up to screaming. Gross, known as "mom," in West Baltimore's Gilmore Homes area, left her home to find Freddie Gray — someone she called "son" — being dragged into a police van.

As police drove away with Gray, she gave her phone to a neighbor who wanted to call 911 and report the incident. But soon, Gross and the neighbor were headed to the corner of Mount and Baker streets, where the van had stopped.

There, the neighbor shot cell phone video that provides a close look at Gray and police actions that have been criticized by Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. That video, combined with the account of Gross and her neighbor, provide the most detailed public account of the van stop — a key moment in Gray's fatal encounter with police.

The video shows Gray halfway out of the van, his stomach flat on the floor, and his legs hanging off the back. He does not move as four officers stand over him and place shackles around his ankles.

In her first interview about the incident, Gross, 58, said she was shocked at the turn of events that led to Gray's death from a spinal injury. "I thought his leg was just broke and that he was just going to the police station and we would hear him that afternoon," she said recently, as tears streamed down her cheeks.

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There’s some serious cop shenanigans going on with this one.

[Ray76]

No new video

[conservativejoy]

From the video, Freddie Gray was on his knees, “not laying out there” as the woman who took it says. He would not have been able to maintain that position if he had not been conscious. I believe when we hear from the officers they will confirm that he was thrashing around and that is why they restrained him. With the shackles on, he can still stand and had to have done so to get his body in a position to hit the bolt in the back of the van with his head.

[Sir Napsalot]

Police drove away (the van) with Gray inside, I presume?

Then the van stopped at some street junction, and we saw the video clip of two policemen dragging Gray, trying to put him into the van.

Huh? Baltimore police purposely ‘released’ Gray, so they can re-arrest him and beat him up a little?

[MeshugeMikey]

the video shot of the video displayed on the PHONE..was beyond useless

dont these people know that phone video can be loaded into A COMPUTER?