That medical emergency was 4 crushed vertebre, a damaged larynx (per the family's attorney), and an 80% severed spinal cord (confirmed by AG).
How does that happen from point A to point B?
He apparently was in police custody for 30 minutes to an hour when EMS was called. An investigation is ongoing. DOJ is involved, per Baltimore's request.
Apparently, it's rare for a spinal cord to become severed. Most spinal cord injuries are from some sort of trauma. To give you an idea of the force required for this injury-half of spinal cord injuries are caused by car accidents.
The long and short of it? This didn't "just" happen. I only hope we can find out what actually happened to this poor man, at the very least for his family's sake.
Rodriguez said police "have no physical, video or any other evidence of an altercation" that would result in Gray's injuries.
"The question is how and why, and more importantly if there is anything contributory from our agency, how can we prevent that?" he said. "We're not there yet but we will get there."
Wait, is he saying "pics or didn't happen?"