3 Voices Fighting For Justice In Freddie Gray Investigation
BALTIMORE (WJZ) As the investigation into the death of Freddie Gray continues, so do the protests.
WJZ's Mary Bubala sits down for an extensive interview with Freddie Gray's brother-in-law, the woman who captured Gray's arrest on camera, and the minister she turned to, saying her community needs help.
"He was screaming, he was screaming on the ground," said Gray's brother-in-law Juan.
Kiona, the woman who captured video that put the Freddie Gray incident into the national spotlight is speaking out about the incident, "He wasn't doing anything and I felt as though they shouldn't have been on top of him."
Bubala: "You are leading the charge, what do you want changed?
"I want in Baltimore that the police first of all understand their position like I understand mine. My position is a servant, I serve the people. They ought to serve the people. Why so much force? Why so much," said Pastor Westley West, of Faith Empowered Ministries.
Kiona tells WJZ she witnessed that force first-hand the morning of Freddie Gray's arrest.
Bubala: "It was your eyes and your video that has shown the video what happened to Freddie Gray."
"I just don't want this to happen to other people because there are a lot of Freddie Grays out there on them corners everyday they just label everybody and they judge all of us," said Kiona.
"Me and Freddie been together when we have nothing," Juan said.
Juan says he's compelled to join in the protests on the streets of Baltimore.
Bubala: "As a family member who is so deeply affected by this, why is it important that you are out there part of the protests?
"I went to this protest everyday, I've been there everyday I have been there when nobody was there. I have been there with the last cameraman, said Juan. "It's not about black and white, it's about ego. They got the badge and they want to come out and enforce that badge, but your badge says protect and serve so why do you come to work and think you have to be tough."
Pastor West is leading protestors out of West Baltimore, hoping their message is heard throughout the city.
"I said truth be told nobody comes in this area nobody comes here lets go where they are we walked down to Martin Luther King circled around and I reminded them of the dream of Dr. King," said Pastor West. "The Freddie Gray movement is a start for people to be able to say hey I can speak out I can be heard I can voice my opinion and people will listen."
