Baltimore police hand investigation to prosecutors

by Alyssa Mann and Biodun Iginla, Reuters and BBC News, Baltimore

54 minutes ago

Investigators with the Baltimore police have finished their investigation into the death of Freddie Gray.

The results - which have not been made public - were handed over to the state's attorney's office, which is conducting its own investigation.
The city's top prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, will decide whether to take the case to a grand jury to seek an indictment of any of the officers.
Baltimore has seen near-daily protests since Gray's death on 19 April.
News of the completion comes a day earlier than the department's self-imposed deadline for turning the case over to the state.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said more than 30 detectives were assigned to work on the case and the report.
"I understand the frustration; I understand the sense of urgency," he said at a news conference. "That is why we have finished it a day ahead of time".

Batts did not take questions or give details of the reports findings.
He did say that the city's police department would continue to work on the case under the direction of the prosecutor's office.
Gray was injured around the time he was arrested by Baltimore police officers on 12 April. He lapsed into a coma and died a week later.
On Wednesday night, the Washington Post reported that another prisoner, who was in a police van with Gray, told investigators that he believed Gray "was intentionally trying to injure himself" and that he could hear Gray "banging against the walls".

Officials have suspended six police officers who were involved in the case.
Earlier this week, officials declared a state of emergency as violent protests erupted in the city just hours after Gray's funeral.
A week-long curfew was announced and as many as 5,000 National Guard troops were dispatched to try and maintain the peace.