huffingtonpost:Thousands Of New York Protesters Rally In Solidarity With Balitmore’s Freddie GrayNEW
huffingtonpost:Thousands Of New York Protesters Rally In Solidarity With Balitmore’s Freddie GrayNEW YORK – A New York police officer was hurt and at least a dozen people were arrested Wednesday as thousands of protestors gathered in support of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore black man who was fatally injured in police custody this month.Demonstrators flooded open spaces around Union Square, chanting and holding signs protesting Gray’s death from spinal injuries. His funeral was Monday, the day mostly peaceful protests in Baltimore turned into mayhem, with 20 police officers hurt, more than 200 arrested and buildings and cars set ablaze. The NYPD officer’s injuries appeared minor. The Associated Press reported that police detained at least a dozen people.For live updates from the protest go here. -- source link