On April 19, 2015, Freddie Gray died as a result of severe spinal injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. More than a year later, a ruling has come down on the highest-ranking officer in the case.
Lieutenant Brian Rice was acquitted of all charges against him, including involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct.
Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams has now acquitted three of the six officers charged in connection to Gray’s death. It’s caused an outcry in Baltimore, and a feeling of injustice nationwide.
According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s The Undefeated, New York Knicks star and Baltimore native Carmelo Anthony is saddened by the ruling in the Freddie Gay case.