Baltimore State's Attorney on Freddie Gray Report: 'Not New to Us'

After the Baltimore Police Department provided its investigative findings to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Thursday morning, she told the public that there were no real surprises.

“We have been briefed regularly throughout their process while simultaneously conducting our own independent investigation into the death of Freddie Gray,” according to a statement from the State’s Attorney’s Office.

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Read the full statement below.

Statement From SAO on Receiving BPD Investigation

For Immediate Release 4/30/2015

The State’s Attorney’s Office has in fact received the hardcopies of the Baltimore Police Department’s investigative file; however, the results of their investigation is not new to us.

We have been briefed regularly throughout their process while simultaneously conducting our own independent investigation into the death of Freddie Gray. While we have and will continue to leverage the information received by the Department, we are not relying solely on their findings but rather the facts that we have gathered and verified. We ask for the public to remain patient and peaceful and to trust the process of the justice system.

State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby