BALTIMORE (AP) - The lawyer for the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of spinal injuries during an arrest in Baltimore, said he believes the police had no reason to stop the man in the first place.
Authorities say that 25-year old Gray was arrested on April 12 after police "made eye contact" with him and another man and the two started running.
Gray was placed in a transport van, and roughly 30 minutes later was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Gray died on Sunday of what Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez described at a Monday news conference as "a significant spinal injury."
What led to that injury - and why Gray was initially pursued by police - is still unknown.
According to court documents, Officer Garrett Miller sought to charge Gray with carrying a switchblade, which was discovered in Gray's pocket after he was stopped."
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said the reason for Gray's stop is "a question we have to dig into."
