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Thousands Attend Funeral for Freddie Gray

HeadlineApr 28, 2015

The protests came after Freddie Gray’s funeral was attended by thousands, including Maryland Democratic Congressmember Elijah Cummings; a delegation from the White House; and the family of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died after a New York City police officer put him in a banned chokehold. Billy Murphy, an attorney for Freddie Gray’s family, addressed the mourners.

Billy Murphy: “You know, most of us are not here because we knew Freddie Gray, but we’re all here because we know lots of Freddie Grays.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson also addressed mourners. We’ll speak to him in Baltimore after headlines.

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