Obama Reacts to Charges Against Officers in Freddie Gray Case
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(WASHINGTON) — President Obama commented Friday on the charges six Baltimore police officers now face after putting Freddie Gray in custody in a police wagon on April 12.
Gray, 25, sustained a spinal injury while in custody and died a week after his apprehension.
“It is absolutely vital that the truth comes out about what happened to Mr. Freddie Gray,” the president said shortly after Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced the charges on Friday.
Obama avoided going into the details of the case since it remains open.
“I can tell you that justice needs to be served, all the evidence needs to be presented. Those individuals who are charged obviously are also entitled to due process and rule of law. I want to make sure that our legal system runs the way it should,” he said, noting that the Attorney General’s office is in communication with authorities in Baltimore.
“What I think the people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. That’s what people around the country expect,” he said.
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