Family, Friends Mourn Loss Of Freddie Gray
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—After a night of turmoil through city streets, a day of healing, a powerful, spiritual service to remember 25-year-old Freddie Gray.
Rick Ritter has the latest.
Hundreds mourn in church, turning to the lord.
It's been exactly one week since the 25-year-old died after being arrested and falling into a coma at Shock Trauma.
"This young man was 25-years of age, it is out of a rhythm of life for a family to have to funeralize their son," said Pastor Bryant, Empowerment Temple.
WJZ went one-on-one with Pastor Jamal Bryant--praying for a family in desperate need of answers .
Along York Road a final goodbye for those touched by Freddie and hundreds who never knew him.
"In our community, we try to support our children, he's everybody's child," said Angela Brown.
Many just showing their support.
"I just want justice for all of us," Ricardo Flood said.
Leia Stokes said, "It's a testament, to them being fed up, Freddie's death was the last straw."
A community hand in hand, trying to help ease the pain.
"We're here to lend some spiritual support to them as they go through one of the hardest ordeals they'll ever face in their life," said Pastor Bryant.
Freddie Gray will be laid to rest on Monday at a private funeral service in Baltimore.
Gray's funeral will be held at New Shiloh Baptist Church at 2100 N. Monroe Street in Baltimore at 11 a.m. The public may pay their respects from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.