After Baltimore unrest, thousands protest in cities across the US

The high profile unrest in Baltimore triggered protests in several American cities Wednesday.

Demonstrators across the country were spurred by the death of a black man, Freddie Gray, whose family says he suffered a partially severed spine and a crushed voice box while in police custody. Officials have confirmed that he died of a severed spine, reports Los Angeles Times.

Here’s what happened at some of the protests:

Baltimore

After more than 1,000 marchers streamed through the city’s streets early Wednesday evening, the crowds dispersed and the 10 p.m. curfew passed with little drama.

The crowd facing police in west-side Baltimore, the epicenter of the protests, was largely made up of media when the clock hit 10 p.m. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) was on the scene, telling people to go home.

Boston