One of the witnesses of Freddie Gray's arrest that led to his death has given her first interview and released new footage of the police's first stop at the corner of Mount and Baker streets. Michelle Gross told the Baltimore Sun she watched Gray being arrested and ran to the corner when she saw the police van stopped. Her neighbor recorded video on her phone that shows Gray halfway out of the van on his stomach as police place shackles on his feet.
From the Sun:
Gross yells to Gray, "You all right?" No response is detectable from the recording and Gross said she didn't hear Gray respond. Her neighbor yells, "Porter, can we get a supervisor up here please?" He said he was yelling at officer William Porter, who would be one of the six charged in the case.
The neighbor said Porter motioned to Rice, identifying him as the supervisor. On the video, the neighbor says, "Can we get someone else out here? This is not cool. This is not cool. Do you hear me?" The man's shouts are heard on the phone, but not the officers' responses.
The neighbor says Lt. Brian Rice and other officers moved toward him and blocked his view of the van. Rice then threatened to tase him if he didn't leave, according to the neighbor. Surveillance footage (still above) confirms a man recorded the stop and was approached with police before leaving.
After the arrest Baltimore police placed fliers around the neighborhood asking residents to come forward with video, but Gross says the department hasn't reached out to her about the footage.
Head to the Baltimore Sun to watch the new footage.
