Baltimore mayor calls for federal investigation into police
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Baltimore's mayor is asking federal investigators to look into whether the city's police department uses a pattern of excessive force or discriminatory policing.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that the community has a "fractured" relationship with police. Her request came a day after new Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited the city. The mayor says Lynch understands the urgency of her request.
Baltimore saw days of unrest after Freddie Gray, a black man, was taken into custody and suffered critical injuries. He died a week later. The Justice Department is already investigating whether his civil rights were violated and six officers are charged in the arrest and death.
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The new investigation the mayor is calling for is similar to one was done in Ferguson, Missouri.