Baltimore Approves $6.4M Settlement in Freddie Gray Case

Baltimore city officials on Wednesday approved a $6.4 million payment to settle a wrongful-death claim by the family of Freddie Gray, the young African-American man who was fatally injured while in police custody in April. Outrage over Gray's death resulted in rioting and looting that left hundreds of businesses damaged. Discussing settlement of the lawsuit, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she hopes for "closure" in the case - for the Gray family, the community and the...

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