Baltimore Firefighter: Media Divert Attention From Freddie Gray Killing to Property Destruction
Baltimore firefighter Gary Nelson gives an unsanctioned account of Monday's confrontation between youths and police; activists discuss what the local community should do next; and Police Commissioner Anthony Batts is reported to have told city officials that no new evidence of the use of force in the injuries and death of Freddie Gray has emerged.In these clips from The Real News Network’s coverage of the unrest in Baltimore, firefighter Gary Nelson gives an unsanctioned account of the confrontation between youths and police Monday; activists discuss what the local community should do next; and Police Commissioner Anthony Batts is reported to have told city officials that no new evidence of the use of force in the injuries and death of Freddie Gray has emerged.
— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
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