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It all starts at 8:35 a.m. where freddie gray is described as hanging out with a friend. four police officers pull up on bikes. after making eye contact with one of them according to multiple accounts, gray takes off running. police find a switch blade on him. according to carnaling documents, he was arrested without incident. but witnesses claim he was crying out in pain. minutes later the van comes to a stop about a block away at the corner of north mount street and bake are street. april cording to police the driver stops is to fill out paper work and he says gray is acting "irate" in the b...

Will make those people feel any better. >> let's go to joy reid, she's been in baltimore all week covering this story. joy, with a can you tell us about the charging documents on gray's arrest that have been obtained by msnbc what do they tell us? >> reporter: well, joe one of the questions that people have been asking continuously is what prompted freddie gray to be stopped by police in the first place. the documents only sort of clarify that the initial stop was because upon seeing police, he fled or he tried to avoid police officers who then stopped him and then the narrative that is on tha...

Monday evening protesters were again on the streets demanding answers. >> we're very, very concerned this is a pattern here in baltimore city. >> reporter: over the past four years, more than 100 people have won court judgments or settled with baltimore over police brutality and civil rights violations prompting the mayor to ask the justice department to investigate even before this incident. does the city have a problem with police brutality? >> i think the city has had a history of than i think the country's had a history of that. >> reporter: baltimore is again on edge. now the police are s...

Released released surveillance video but the moment of gray's injury was not captured. monday evening protesters were again on the streets demanding answers. >> we're concerned this is a pattern. >> reporter: over the past four year more than 100 have won court judgments or settled with baltimore over police brutality prompting the mayor to ask the the justice department to investigate even before this incident. does this city have a problem with police brutality? >> i think this city has had a history of that. i think this country has had a history of that. >> reporter: this morning baltimore...

Away from officers when he was confronted. court documents obtained by the baltimore sun indicate that gray was arrested without force or incident for having a switch blade and then suffered a medical emergency during transport. the mayor is saying there will be a full and independent investigation. the four officers aeld ss allegedly involved are on administrative leave. joining us now u gene o'donnell good day to you. we're of course awaiting further details that we expect to come in this press conference from the police department undergoing the investigation here. what do you make of this ...