Baltimore protesters defy curfew after police officers charged

Fans view a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from outside of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty stadium amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Numerous protesters were arrested for defying a curfew in Baltimore May 1 night, hours after six police were charged over the death of an African-American man who was in their custody.
  
The protesters struck a defiant chord with police, even after the six officers were charged earlier in the day over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.
  
The scene contrasted with Thursday night, when protesters largely cleared the street as the 10 pm curfew set in. 
  
The curfew was imposed following mass protests and riots earlier in the week in the city about an hour's drive north of Washington. 
  
"Officers are arresting protesters who refused to leave after the curfew went into effect," the Baltimore Police Department said on Twitter.
  
One of the protesters told CNN he felt he was "being arrested unjustly. This is my city. These police don't live here, I do."
  
Thousands of demonstrators had hit the street earlier in the day, despite the charges against the six officers.
  
The charges ranged from second-degree murder and manslaughter to misconduct and were announced in a surprise statement by Maryland state prosecutor Marilyn Mosby.
  
All six officers -- three of them black and three white, according to mugshots broadcast by CNN -- were taken into custody and later posted bond, reports said.
  
The death of Gray, 25, who is the latest African American to lose his life at the hands of police, has reignited simmering resentment in the United States over law enforcement tactics, particularly in their dealings with African Americans.
  
"The findings of our comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation, coupled with the medical examiner's determination that Mr Gray's death...

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