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Thousands March in Baltimore for Freddie Gray

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BALTIMORE (AP) - Hundreds of people at a Baltimore marched over the death of a black man who suffered a fatal spinal-cord injury involving a police arrest.

The crowd outside the Western District Police Station on Tuesday included 53-year-old Pricilla Jackson, carrying a sign reading, "Convict Freddie's killers."

The sign lists the names of six officers who've been suspended with pay while local authorities and the U.S. Justice Department investigate the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.

At least one person was detained - an activist who jumped past police barriers.

Protesters filled a street the length of a city block as they marched from the site of Gray's arrest to the police station.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.