Protests continue in Baltimore over the death of Freddy Gray on April 19, a week after the young black man sustained a spinal injury while in police custody, says his family. His injuries included a smashed voice box, three fractures in his neck vertebrae, and the severing of 80% of his spine from his neck. The uprising after the funeral on Monday left the city battling fires, and many see the protests as a response to the systematic racism against blacks in the United States. Authorities have responded to the conflict by militarizing the city. The official investigation into the death of Freddie Gray is due to be completed by May 1, when the results will be forwarded to prosecutors. To date, there have been contradictory police statements over injuries sustained and the use of force in his arrest and transportation in the police van. Elisha Baptiste reports from Baltimore for teleSUR.
