Freddie Gray's cause of death seen in leaked autopsy report
Freddie Gray suffered a “high-energy injury” after being taken into a Baltimore police van, a leaked autopsy report reveals.
The report, leaked by the Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, concluded that the African American’s death could not be an accident, and was instead a homicide.
Gray, 25, died on April 19, a week after an encounter with police that left him with grave spinal injuries.
During the ride, Gray was "at risk for an unsupported fall during acceleration or deceleration of the van", according to the report.
The result of the autopsy, which was completed on April 30, has not been made public so far.
After his arrest, the police van made several stops to deal with the detainee.
"Reportedly, Mr. Gray was still yelling and shaking the van," the medical examiner wrote in the report. "He was removed from the van and placed on the ground in a kneeling position, facing the van doors, while ankle cuffs were placed, and then slid onto the floor of the van, belly down and head first, reportedly still verbally and physically active."
During the fifth stop at North and Pennsylvania avenues, "Mr. Gray was found kneeling on the floor, facing the front of the van and slumped over to his right against the bench, and reportedly appeared lethargic with minimal responses to direct questions," the report said.
The report also said that Gray tested positive for opiates and cannabinoid at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center but no further reference is made to the drugs.
Police said at the time that Gray was arrested after he made eye contact with officers and ran away. Officers pushed Gray to the ground, handcuffed him and placed him into a police van.
An eyewitness made a video of Gray being dragged into the van by officers.
The killing of several unarmed black men by white police officers in recent months triggered large-scale protests across the US.
Experts say the dramatic gap in police shootings and prison rates reflect biased policing as well as the vast economic and educational inequalities that plague much of the country.
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