We Own This City True Story: What Happened To Freddie Gray?
Warning: This article contains descriptions of systemic racism and police brutality.
We Own This City is a limited series on HBO Max revolving around the struggling reform of the Baltimore Police Department after the killing of Freddie Gray. The series is based on Baltimore Reporter Justin Fenton's nonfiction book of the same name about the true story of the rise and fall of the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF). This elite unit ruled the city of Baltimore like a gang. They wrongfully searched civilians, stole money, planted drugs, and committed acts of brutality, all under the protection of the badge. The mini-series deftly explores the individual dirty cops that lead to systemic corruption within a police department.
We Own This City is produced by The Wire's David Simon and George Pelecanos, who have committed their work to shedding light on the deep-rooted rot, corruption, and failure of America's police institutions. The limited series primarily follows the corruption of the GTTF with Jon Bernthal’s (The Punisher) Sgt. Wayne Jenkins. Beyond him, the series also touches on the true story of the fallout of Freddie Gray’s death and the BPD's systemic racism.
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On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, was arrested by police for his possession of a switchblade, which was legal for him to have. While being transported in a police van, Gray sustained multiple injuries, including a nearly severed spinal cord. Unconscious and not breathing, he was rushed to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, but after a seven-day coma, he passed away. While his injuries were initially ruled accidental, eyewitness accounts of the arresting
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