28 Apr 2015

Riot In Baltimore As Protesters Vandalize/Burn Police Vehicles Over The Death Of Freddie Gray

A man walks past a burning police vehicle during unrest in Baltimore. A helicopter circled overhead as groups of roving youths moved through the city. Television footage showed one group of demonstrators pile on top of and ride a car as it drove in the street
Heavy riot in Baltimore as angry protesters vandalize and burn different vehicles own by police on Monday over the untimely death of Freddie Gray who died of a severe spinal injury in police custody on April 19. Hundreds of protesters took out to the street throwing rocks and stones at dozens of police men hours after Freddie Gray was laid to rest at a service attend by 2,500 and members of the civil rights movement. A state of emergency has been declared, police officers have been injured and many with broken bones, and at least one appeared ‘unresponsive’. See more photos after the cut...

Police van ablaze: Television images showed mobs of rioters jumping on top of a police car, destroying a taxi and setting two other patrol cars on fire after teenaged crowds ignored calls to disperse and clashed with lines of hundreds of police. Gangs had threatened to target police officers, local law enforcement said
Devastating: This is the scene of a fire which burned down a $16 million nursing home which a baptist church spent eight years building
This is the scene of a fire which burned down a $16 million nursing home which a baptist church spent eight years building.
A protestor throws a spent canister at police on North Avenue during a protest for the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland
People stand on top of a police car as night falls in Baltimore
Go home: Police tell protesters to move back as protests over the death of Freddie Gray continue in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday 
Rushed: A protestor is confronted by officers after huge riots broke out on the streets of Baltimore between hundreds of demonstrators and police on Monday
Police are urging parents to locate their children and bring them home after youths clashed violently with police in Baltimore.Baltimore police made the announcement on its Twitter feed. A group of youths threw bricks, rocks and other items at police during a violent clash hours after the funeral of Freddie Gray. At least seven police officers were injured 
Clashes: Baltimore police officers push back demonstrators who were throwing rocks at the police after riots erupted in the city on Monday
Protestors threw rocks and stones at dozens of police in riot gear just hours after Gray was laid to rest at a service attend by 2,500
Violence: Demonstrators throw rocks at the police after the funeral of Freddie Gray. The police struggled to contain them at first 
Friends and family of Freddie Gray gather around his casket before his funeral on Monday. Visible is a bis screen displaying the message 'Black Lives Matter'
Unity: Five young men embrace as they gather in front of the open casket of Freddie Gray on Monday 
Open casket; A tearful friend goes to put her hand on the head of Freddie Gray inside his coffin as she filed past to pay her last respects to the 25-year-old
Placed atop Gray's body was a white pillow with a screened picture of him. A projector aimed at two screens on the walls showed the words "Black Lives Matter & All Lives Matter." 
Tragedy: The bereaved walked past Freddie Gray's coffin for two hours before his funeral began and said their goodbyes
Deid in custody: Freddie Gray passed away on April 19 after suffering a severe spinal cord injury after police arrested him on April 12

Photo Credit: AP/EPA/Routers/Getty Images
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