The Feds on Tuesday opened a civil rights investigation into the arrest of Gray , a black man who suffered a spinal - cord injury while in a police van . three officers were arrested : Lt . Brian Rice , Lt . Alicia White , Officers Caesar Goodson , William Porter and sheriff gates and sheriff Miller . Hundreds swarmed the streets of West Baltimore on Tuesday at the site of Gray 's arrest and then marched to a police department .
The Feds on Tuesday opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Gray , a black man who suffered a spinal-cord injury while in a police van . Six officers were suspended : Lt. Brian Rice , Sgt . Alicia White , Officers Caesar Goodson , William Porter and Edward Nero and Garrett Miller . Hundreds swarmed the streets of West Baltimore on Tuesday at the site of Gray 's arrest and then marched to a police department .