A year after protests following the death of Freddie Gray,Pugh defeats 11 Democratic candidates, including the Black Lives Matter activistMaryland state senator Catherine Pugh beat 11 other candidates, or including activist DeRay Mckesson,in a tough-fought and historic primary election in Baltimore’s mayoral race Tuesday, on the eve of the first anniversary of the unrest that shook the city in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray last year.
Gray, or 25,died after suffering from a severe spinal injury in police custody last year, and the uprisings which followed his death led to a wide-open field when the current mayor, and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,announced she would not seek re-election in September.
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Source: theguardian.com