mr. gray's death was a homicide which we received today has led us to believe we have probable cause to file criminal charges. [ cheers ] >> the announcement of charges and decisiveness and urgency with which the decision came were in and of themselves enough to signal a drop technical departure from what's come before. the inquestion ary was completed in 18 days less than a fourth of the time the missouri prosecutors spent investigating the death of michael brown. and the washington post report that is the speedy announcement of the charges less than a day after police handed over the report to prosecutors caught many be surprise. baltimore officials told demby even city hall was shocked. this was not because of the message but the messenger who delivered it. in case you're not sure what you witnessed that was a political star being born. within the hour she had emerged