A âtraumatic eventâ is any incident experienced by the person that is perceived to. be traumatic. Common examples of traumas that affect individuals include accidents. (such as traffic, car or physical accidents), assault (including physical or sexual assault,
This article is about the protests that followed Freddie Gray's hospitalization and subsequent death in police custody. For information about the death itself, see Death of Freddie Gray. On April 12, 2015, Baltimore Police Department officers arrested Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American resident of Baltimore, Maryland. Gray sustained injuries to his neck and spine while in transport in a police vehicle.
Freddie Gray died on April 19, 2015, a week after his neck was broken while he was transported in a police van in handcuffs, but without a seat belt. Edward Nero faces assault, misconduct and reckless endangerment charges in the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray in a Baltimore police van.