Baltimore Community Activist addresses protests in Minneapolis

Five years ago it was Baltimore in the national spotlight.

A young African American man named Freddie Gray died in police custody in West Baltimore and it lead to an uprising.

FLOODED THOSE FOR THE PASTTHREE NIGHTS.

THE FOUROFFICERS INVOLVED IN FLOYD'SCONTROVERSIAL ARREST WEREFIRED, BUT PEOPLE ACROSS THECOUNTRY ARE CALLING FOR MUCHMORE.

WMAR2 NEWSTALKED TO A COMMUNITY LEADERWHO WAS A BIG VOICE DURING THEBALTIMORE UPRISING AFTER THEDEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY.Take pkg Five years ago it wasBaltimore in the nationalspotlight.

A young AfricanAmerican man named FreddieGray died in police custody inWest Baltimore and it lead toan uprising.

CommunityActivist Ericka Alston Buckcommitted her life and work toSandtown Winchester.

Fiveyears later, sheanother deadly arrest caughton camera.

Ericka Alston BuckCommunity activist 5:2━5:54“This man was handcuffedlaying on his naked belly inthe street.

Incapable, if youmove your knee what is hegoing to do heWe heard Eric Garner.

Weheard I canWe saw the breath leave out ofthis body this time.

Ugh” TheHennepin County Attorneyprosecuting this careferenced the prosecution ofthe officers involved in theFreddie Gray case.

MikeFreeman Hennepin CountyAttorney“We have to prove toprove it in a court of law.

Iwill just point to you thecomparison to what happened inBaltimore and the Gray case.It was a rush to charge it wasa rush to justice and all ofthose people were found notguilty.

I will not rush tojustice.

Iright” FloydBuck want murder convictiofor the officers involved.7:4━7:54“They keep gettingarrested.

No ones been chargedwith murder thus there are noconsequence to mistreatingblack men” The MinnesotaGovernor has called in thenational guard.

The fires, thelootingpeople living in Baltimore in2015.

16:5━17:19“Should webe dying in the middle of thestreet?

No.

Icondone violence or looting orarson.

Icondone officers killing useither.

What happened inBaltimore it was oh you see menow?

And Minneapolis has theopportunity to say the samething right now” The painfulspotlight shifted to theMidwest.

But Buck says shewill continue her work to endthe cycle of pain..anunanswered cries for justice.In Baltimore Eddie KadhimWMAR2 News.BALTIMORE CITY STATEATTORNEY MARLYN MOSBY HASRESPONDED TO MINNESOTAATTORNEY MIKE FREEMAN, SAYING━ QUOTE━ "FOR HIM TO USE MYOFFICE TO JUSTIFY HIS INACTIONOF THE TRAGIC AND PUBLICKILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD ISSHAMEFUL.

SAYING THERE WAS ARUSH TO CHARGE, A RUSH TOJUSTICE IN THE FREDDIE GRAYCASE IS DEMONST