Thousands from Washington D.C. to Boston protest death of Baltimore man
1/15NYPD officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City
New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City, calling for social, economic, and racial justice, April 29, 2015. Billed as "NYC Rise Up & Shut it Down With Baltimore", the demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protests against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)REUTERS![New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City calling for social, economic, and racial justice April 29, 2015. Billed as "NYC Rise Up & Shut it Down With Baltimore", the demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protests against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)]()
2/15NYPD officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City
New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City calling for social, economic, and racial justice April 29, 2015. Billed as "NYC Rise Up & Shut it Down With Baltimore", the demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protests against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)REUTERS![A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 29, 2015. The demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)]()
3/15A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 29, 2015. The demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)REUTERS
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![A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 29, 2015. The demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)]()
4/15A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 29, 2015. The demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)REUTERS![A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 29, 2015. The demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)]()
5/15A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 29, 2015. The demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)REUTERS![New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City calling for social, economic, and racial justice April 29, 2015. Billed as "NYC Rise Up & Shut it Down With Baltimore", the demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protests against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)]()
6/15New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City
New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City calling for social, economic, and racial justice April 29, 2015. Billed as "NYC Rise Up & Shut it Down With Baltimore", the demonstration was being held to support Baltimore's protests against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)REUTERSYahoo News is better in the app
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![A young girl holds a sign at a portest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)]()
7/15A young girl holds a sign at a portest against police violence in Boston
A young girl holds a sign at a portest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)REUTERS![People march in protest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)]()
8/15People march in protest against police violence in Boston
People march in protest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)REUTERS![People march in protest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)]()
9/15People march in protest against police violence in Boston
People march in protest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)REUTERSYahoo News is better in the app
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![People march in protest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)]()
10/15People march in protest against police violence in Boston
People march in protest against police violence in Boston, Massachusetts April 29, 2015. Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Boston on Wednesday, as troops stood by in Baltimore to enforce a curfew imposed after civil unrest over the death of a 25-year-old black man. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)REUTERS![Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)]()
11/15Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington
Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)REUTERS![Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)]()
12/15Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington
Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)REUTERSYahoo News is better in the app
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![Protesters against police violence march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)]()
13/15Protesters against police violence march towards the White House in Washington
Protesters against police violence march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)REUTERS![Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)]()
14/15Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington
Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington, April 29, 2015. The marchers joined the cause of those in Baltimore who said they seek answers about the fate of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering spinal injuries while in police custody. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)REUTERS![A protester throws a tear gas canister back toward riot police after a 10 p.m. curfew went into effect in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)]()
15/15Protests turn violent in wake of Freddie Gray death
A protester throws a tear gas canister back toward riot police after a 10 p.m. curfew went into effect in the wake of Monday's riots following the funeral for Freddie Gray, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP Photo/David Goldman
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Thousands of people hit the streets in Baltimore and several other cities from Boston and New York to Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to protest the death of a black man who died of spinal injuries after his arrest by Baltimore police and to demand reforms to police procedures.
While protests of the death of Freddie Gray were mostly peaceful, there were some arrests, including 16 in Baltimore and more than a dozen at a rally in Manhattan's Union Square. Gray, of Baltimore, was critically injured in police custody.
After meeting with faith leaders and a lawyer for the Gray family, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said officials were working hard to make the investigation into Gray's death transparent and keep the community informed.
Police have said that they will turn over findings from their investigation to the state's attorney on Friday
Still, anger and anxiety hung over Baltimore.
Hundreds of protesters, many of them students wearing backpacks, marched through downtown, calling for swift justice in the case of Gray. (AP)
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