Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s office announced Tuesday that the city of Baltimore has reached a $6.4 million settlement with Freddie Gray’s family following his death in police custody on April 12. $2.8 million will be paid this year, and the remaining $3.6 million would be paid the following year.
Gray, 25, was arrested and ultimately suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in the back of a police van. Six officers involved in Gray’s arrest have since been charged with crimes relating to his death, and the settlement comes about a week after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams ruled that the six officers will be tried separately, with charges ranging from assault to murder.
The $6.2 million nearly matches the total amount the city has spent in police misconduct settlements since 2011 — the total is an estimated $6.3 million, according to a Baltimore Sun investigation conducted last year.
