Beyonce on Baltimore Riots: Singer Says 'People Are Hurting,' Shares Image of 1968 Civil Rights Movement [Pic]
Beyoncé is weighing in on Baltimore riots, posting the current Time Magazine cover contrasting images between the Civil Rights Movement of 1968 and the current conditions in the eastern city on Instagram.
MTV News reports she also later shared a photo of a man wrapped in a black-and-white flag with Baltimore victim Freddie Gray's name written on it. The superstar singer captioned the picture, "People are hurting. Join us in supporting the NAACP to help in the cleanup efforts and to provide housing, food and supplies to those affected by the unrest in Baltimore."
Meanwhile, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced on Friday that all six officers involved have been formally charged in connection with the incident that left the 25-year-old Gray with a severed spine. He died a week after being hospitalized.
According to the Baltimore Sun, the charges lodged against officers Caesar Goodson, 45, William Porter, 25, Alicia White, 30, Edward Nero, 29, Garrett Miller, 26, and Lt. Brian Rice, 41, range from second degree murder to involuntary manslaughter to assault and false imprisonment. All were charged with misconduct in office.
If convicted of all the charges, Goodson could face up to 63 years in prison, Rice would face up to 30 years and all the others up to 20 years. Moments before Mosby announced the filing of charges, Fraternal Order of Police officials defended all of the officers.
"Not one of the officers involved in this tragic situation left home in the morning with the anticipation that someone with whom they interacted would not go home that night," Gene Ryan, president of FOP Lodge 3, wrote in a letter to Mosby. "As tragic as this situation is, none of the officers involved are responsible for the death of Mr. Gray."
Mosby later deemed Gray's arrest unjust and indicated she remains convinced police had no probable cause to stop him on the morning of April 12. She added Gray was repeatedly denied medical attention after being injured and officers placed him in both wrist and ankle restraints.
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