Justice Dept. Opens Investigation Into Death of Freddie Gray
Freddie Gray death in Baltimore police custody sparks Justice Department investigation Tuesday April 21 st , 2015 at 5:47 PM 1 Share A still from a cellphone video of the arrest of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. CBS Baltimore BALTIMORE -- The Justice Department says it has opened a federal investigation after a man died of spinal injuries he suffered after an arrest in Baltimore . Spokeswoman Dena Iverson announced the investigation Tuesday by the department's Civil Rights Division. The investigation will look for civil rights violations in the treatment of Freddie Gray, who was arrested April 12 and placed in a transport van. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition about 30 minutes later and died Sunday of what police described as a significant spinal injury . Baltimore police have said they're looking into why Gray was stopped and what led to his injury. In federal civil rights cases such as this one, investigators l