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Freddie Gray Was Trying to Injure Himself, Claims Prisoner in Van: Report
A man who is currently in prison but shared the police van with Freddie Gray when the 25-year-old Baltimore man was arrested April 12, claims that Gray was “banging against the walls” of the van, trying to intentionally injure himself, according to a report in the Washington Post. Gray died a week after his arrest…
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Mom Who Dragged Son Out of Baltimore Protest: ‘I Don’t Want Him to Be a Freddie Gray’
Toya Graham is a single mother raising six children, including a 16-year-old son, Michael, in Baltimore. She wasn’t looking to go viral when she walked outside and pulled her son out of protests Monday; she was looking to save his life. “He gave me eye contact. And at that point, you know, not even thinking…
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Baltimore Streets Quiet After 1st Day of Curfew
On Tuesday evening around 10 p.m., the first day of a citywide curfew, only dozens of Baltimore protesters were in the streets, in stark contrast to the hundreds who demonstrated Monday night. Police fired tear gas canisters at some demonstrators who continued to defy orders to leave, and by midnight, 10 people had been arrested.…
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Baltimore: The Fire Next Time
The city of Baltimore is still reeling from the April 19 death of Freddie Gray a week after he was taken into police custody. Police officials have admitted that he asked for medical attention and never received it. Preliminary results from an autopsy revealed that Gray died from complications he suffered after his spine was…
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Baltimore Burns After Freddie Gray Is Laid to Rest; Mayor Issues State of Emergency
Freddie Gray was laid to rest Monday morning, and Monday evening Baltimore was ablaze. According to the Baltimore Sun, some 27 protesters were arrested and more than a dozen police officers were injured in separate incidents. Police confirmed to the Sun that shots were fired at police around 10 p.m. “Too many people have spent…
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Del. Woman Charged in Stabbing Death of ‘Cheating’ Husband
Police were called to the Delaware home of a couple after an argument between the two turned violent. By the time authorities arrived, they found 37-year-old Adeyinka Adebamiro unconscious on the floor suffering from a stab wound to the upper body. Paramedics pronounced him dead shortly after their arrival. The victim’s wife, Temitope Adebamiro, has been…
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Every US High School to Get Free DVD of Selma
If there is a high school student who hasn’t seen Selma, Paramount Home Media Distribution is hoping to change that. On Friday the movie company announced that every high school—public and private—in the U.S. will receive a free copy of the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, which is available in digital HD and is set…
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Chicago Mother Turns in Teen Son Accused of Beating, Robbing Woman on Train
The mother of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly beat, sexually assaulted and robbed a woman on a Chicago subway train turned her son over to police after she saw surveillance photos of the attacker that had been captured on subway cameras. According to the Chicago Tribune, DeShawn Isabelle was on an empty subway car around 3…
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Gone in 60 Seconds: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Tickets Sell Out in Under a Minute
It took years to make the biggest fight in boxing history a reality and less than 60 seconds for the tickets to sell out. Tickets went on sale for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 around 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday and were sold…
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WNBA’s Brittney Griner and Fiancee Glory Johnson Arrested After Reportedly Violent Domestic Dispute
WNBA players Brittney Griner and her fiancee, Glory Johnson, both 24, were arrested Wednesday for a domestic dispute that included allegations of assault. According to AZ Central, Griner, center for the Phoenix Mercury, and Johnson, a forward for the Tulsa Shock, were arrested “on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct.” AZ Central notes that Griner…
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