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Fire shoots out from a Baltimore store on Gay Street as looting erupted in a five-block business section in Baltimore on April 6, 1968. Police sealed off the area. AP hide caption
50 Years Ago Baltimore Burned. The Same Issues Set It Aflame In 2015
Samirah Franklin, 19, is lead organizer of the Baltimore Youth Organizing Project. She lives in West Baltimore, near where the violence and looting broke out after Freddie Gray's funeral two years ago. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption
The Justice Department released a report Wednesday morning that was highly critical of the Baltimore Police Department for systematically stopping, searching and arresting the city's black residents, frequently without grounds for doing so. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
People walk by a mural depicting Freddie Gray in Baltimore on June 23, at the intersection where Gray was arrested in 2015. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Justice Department Issues Scathing Report On Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks during a news conference Wednesday after her office dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray' death. Third from left, in a cap, is Freddie Gray's father, Richard Shipley. Steve Ruark/AP hide caption
People walk by a mural depicting Freddie Gray in Baltimore on June 23, at the intersection where Gray was arrested in 2015. Prosecutors in Baltimore have dropped all remaining charges against police officers related to Gray's death while in police custody. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Lt. Brian Rice (second from left) was acquitted Monday in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Rice is seen here arriving at the courthouse for opening statements in his trial in Baltimore on July 7. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
This photo from the Baltimore Police Department shows the six police officers charged with felonies including assault and murder in the death of Freddie Gray. Top row from left: Caesar R. Goodson Jr., Garrett E. Miller and Edward M. Nero. Bottom row from left: William G. Porter, Brian W. Rice and Alicia D. White. Uncredited/AP hide caption
Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, arrives at the courthouse in Baltimore ahead of Thursday's verdict. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Baltimore police Officer Caesar Goodson (right) walks past Deputy Donald Rheubottom before entering a courthouse in Baltimore in January. Goodson, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, goes on trial starting Thursday. Bryan Woolston, Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Officer Edward Nero (center) arrives at court in Baltimore on Monday. Nero has been found not guilty of multiple misdemeanor charges in the Freddie Gray case. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department, Officer Edward Nero poses for a mugshot on May 1, 2015, in Baltimore. He was arrested in connection with the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died after sustaining injuries while in police custody. Getty Images hide caption
People march in the Penn North neighborhood of Baltimore on Wednesday, the anniversary of the funeral of Freddie Gray. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Marvin Cheatham, president of the Matthew Henson Neighborhood Association, stands in front of a row of abandoned homes in West Baltimore. He would like to see them torn down and replaced by a food market, a senior center and a health clinic — all of which the neighborhood currently lacks. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption
In Baltimore, Hopes Of Turning Abandoned Properties Into Affordable Homes
Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City health commissioner, visits a newly opened Safe Streets center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood in West Baltimore. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
Lesson Learned For Baltimore's Health Commissioner: 'I Like A Fight'
After Freddie Gray's death, Baltimore erupted in protests, political action, and artistic expression. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
A mural memorializing Freddie Gray is painted on the wall near the place where he was tackled and arrested last year by police at the Gilmor Homes housing project in Baltimore, Md. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
This photo from the Baltimore Police Department shows the six police officers charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray. Top row from left: Caesar R. Goodson Jr., Garrett E. Miller and Edward M. Nero. Bottom row from left: William G. Porter, Brian W. Rice and Alicia D. White. Uncredited/AP hide caption
Officer William Porter's trial has ended in a mistrial. He is one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. His case is the first to come to court. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, walks to a courthouse for jury selection on Nov. 30. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
William Porter faces charges of manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. He is one of six Baltimore police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. Rob Carr/AP hide caption
An empty jury box at the Orange County Courthouse during the Casey Anthony murder trial in 2011. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT/Landov hide caption
William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, arrives at a courthouse for jury selection in his trial on Monday in Baltimore. Rob Carr/AP hide caption