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Investigation is now turned over to the state s attorney s office who will decide if charges are warranted in the death of freddie gray. what has been the reaction you heard so far? reporter: i suspect we haven t had an opportunity to talk to very many people because most folks out here right now are media. this area is pretty much cleared of protesters, people are pretty much going about their day. i can tell you as you have the press conference going the police department was saying that in instances like this one of the first things families ask is how long it will take. they said they put 30 of their police personnel on this case in order to move as quickly as they possibly could. he said at 8:50 this morning they turned it over to the state attorney s office and this investigation is now in that department s hands. they said they will follow evidence as it comes and take direction as presented. it is now in the state attorney s office. one thing i found interesting is that they ....
Their case. i will bring up deputy commissioner kevin davis to talk about the task force. thank you. as the commissioner stated we turned over the case this morning to the state s attorneys office. however, that case remains very active and we are continuing to work around the clock. let me walk you through the timeline once again. we went over this but we have new information to share with you. on the morning of april 12 the police encountered freddie gray along the 1600 block of north avenue and that is when freddie gray ran from the police. we made an apprehension of mr. gray along the 1700 block. we stated earlier and confirming again today that the first stop of the wagon after the apprehension site was mount and baker. the second stop has been revealed to us during the course of the investigation and was previously unknown to us. we discovered this new stop ....
Pointed out regarding this report that mr. gray allegedly was banging himself against the van, the police commissioner previously said and i heard you report that on april 23 the ride in the police van was described as calm and quiet. correct. this is an individual, this second prisoner who has a we call it a number of years hanging over your head because he had extended prison sentence for previous crime. so he has given two different accounts. obviously, that happens with witnesses. the bottom line of that is that the objective evidence in the case which is the medical evidence in the video does not support that story that mr. gray was trying to injure himself. let s talk about what we are about to hear potentially from the police department that this investigation has been completed and turned over to city prosecutors. as you know for days now it has ....
And we have exhausted every lead at this point in time. this does not mean that the investigation is over. let me repeat. this does not mean that the investigation is over. if new evidence is found we will follow it. if new direction is given by the state s attorney we will obey it and follow through with the investigation. we will further investigate at the request of the state attorney to bring forth other witnesses that we find. i understand the frustration. i understand the sense of urgency and so has the organization and that is why we have finished it a day ahead of time meeting and foregoing my conclusions already. also note that getting to the right answer is more important than the speed, making sure we look and over turn every rock is more important than just coming forth and giving a document. i know that the state s attorney is committed to seeing justice and from this point on we will take all directions from the state attorney because it is now ....
And outs a successful relationship, how to deal with these things. sometimes in two parent households you learn things by watching. so we single guys from single parent households have to make it up as we go along. that creates sometimes many difficult challenges. thank you for joining us. congratulations on putting the most vulnerable part of your life out there for people to read so perhaps other young man can read what it heenes to be a man. thank you for having me. absolutely. andrea mitchell reports starts now. thank you very much tamran. right now on andrea mitchell reports now they re handing the investigation over to the states attorney s office. we ve exhausted every lead that the point in time. this does not mean the investigation is over. ....