1st LD: Baltimore police turns over Gray report to state prosecutor ahead of schedule

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announced Thursday that Baltimore Police Department has handed over an investigation report on the death of the 25- year-old black man Freddie Gray to state prosecutor. The report was previously expected on Friday.

The city of Baltimore has witnessed a widespread of protests, sometimes uncontrolled ones, in the past 10 days due to the death of Gray, who appeared to have died of a spinal cord injury sustained either during or after police arrest while in police custody.

Speaking at a press conference, Batts stressed that the investigation was not over, adding that 30 detectives were assigned to investigate the death of Gray.

According to U.S. news daily The Washington Post that claimed to have obtained the police report, a prisoner riding in the same transport van with Gray after Gray's arrest on April 12 allegedly stated that he could hear Gray "banging against the walls" of the van as though he "was intentionally trying to injure himself."

The prisoner was separated from Gray by a metal partition and could not see him at that time.

However, Batts had previously acknowledged at a press conference that Gray was not buckled in the van "as he should have been."

"We know our police employees failed to get him medical attention in a timely manner multiple times," he said, adding that the police department was investigating whether Gray's spinal injury was inflicted during his arrest or a "rough ride."

Gray was found unconscious in the police van when arriving at a police station and died a week later of a spinal injury. Endite