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[h=4]Baltimore to pay family of Freddie Gray $6.4M[/h]Settlement plan goes to the city's spending oversight board Wednesday for formal approval.
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Baltimore officials came to a $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with Freddie Gray's family, Gray, 25 at the time, died in April from a neck injury he suffered while in police custody. Six officers were arrested and await trial in the case. VPC
A small and peaceful group of demonstrators gathers to protest in front of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse East where pretrial hearings were held for six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray on Sept. 2, 2015, in Baltimore.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
The city of Baltimore has reached a $6.4 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the family of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Freddie Gray,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the 25-year-old man black man who died in April after suffering a critical injury while in police custody.
The settlement plan goes to the city's spending oversight board Wednesday for formal approval, the mayor's office said.
Gray's death triggered sometimes violent protests, accompanied by devastating<span style="color: Red;">*</span>looting and arson in Baltimore, and prompted a national outcry. It ultimately led to the firing of Police Commissioner Anthony Batts.
"The proposed settlement agreement going before the Board of Estimates should not be interpreted as a judgment on the guilt or innocence of the officers facing trial," Mayor Stephanie<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. "This settlement is being proposed solely because it is in the best interest of the city and avoids costly and protracted litigation that would only make it more difficult for our city to heal."
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The mayor's office said the city would pay $2.8 million to Gray's family in the fiscal year that began July 1; the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>balance would be<span style="color: Red;">*</span>paid in the following fiscal year.
Last week a judge ruled that the six<span style="color: Red;">*</span>police officers charged in connection with Gray's death can<span style="color: Red;">*</span>be tried separately.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The six officers have pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from false imprisonment to involuntary manslaughter.
Police said the confrontation with Gray began April 12 in a high-crime area of the city<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after he and another man spotted officers and suddenly started running away.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Gray, arrested after a foot chase, was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>handcuffed and restrained inside a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>police vehicle. He<span style="color: Red;">*</span>suffered a severe spinal injury and died a week later.
An autopsy report revealed that Gray<span style="color: Red;">*</span>died of a "high-energy injury" that likely happened when the police van suddenly slowed down.
Gray's death was one in a series of confrontations across the nation<span style="color: Red;">*</span>involving black men or teens dying at the hands of police.
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