The prisoner who rode in a police van with Freddie Gray on April 12 in Baltimore says Gray was trying to hurt himself . Prisoner 's statement to investigators was part of an affidavit obtained Wednesday by the Washington Post . Gray was arrested on April 12 for carrying a switchblade and transported to the hospital shortly after arriving at jail . He died a week later from spinal injuries ; how he received the fatal trauma is still under investigation . The fellow prisoner 's statement is the first detail released about what happened during the ride . Report was released as family member of one of the six officers involved said they were not aware that any other officer had been injured or killed while riding along side Gray, but did say it appeared Gray's spine may have broken when his head hit the ground. The anonymous relatives says she believes Gray was injured before he was put in the van , and that not all six officers are to blame .
The prisoner who rode in a police van with Freddie Gray on April 12 in Baltimore says Gray was trying to hurt himself . Prisoner 's statement to investigators was part of an affidavit obtained Wednesday by the Washington Post . Gray was arrested on April 12 for carrying a switchblade and transported to the hospital shortly after arriving at jail . He died a week later from spinal injuries ; how he received the fatal trauma is still under investigation . The fellow prisoner 's statement is the first detail released about what happened during the ride . Report was released as family member of one of the six suspended police officers came forward to defend the cop . The anonymous relatives says she believes Gray was injured before he was put in the van , and that not all six officers are to blame .