Baltimore - Police arrested two people Thursday on a fifth day of street protests in Baltimore over the death of an African American man in police custody that has yet to be fully explained.
More than 200 protesters rallied mid-afternoon outside Baltimore's stately city hall, chanting "No justice, no peace" and demanding to know the circumstances that lead to Sunday's death of Freddie Gray, 25, a week after his arrest in a rundown housing project.
He was the latest of a growing list of African American males whose death at the hands of police have put a harsh spotlight on law enforcement and race relations in the United States today.
"It's really inconceivable that a young man, 25 years of age, in the prime of his life, would end up dead for absolutely no reason at all," said Reverend Jamal Bryant, an organizer of Thursday's protests.
Two people were arrested Thursday for disorderly conduct and destruction of property, police said, as protesters marched at rush-hour through downtown Baltimore, snarling traffic, en route to the Western District police station, scene of nightly protests since Gray died.
AFP
