The family of Freddie Gray held a wake in Baltimore Sunday for the 25-year-old unarmed black man who died from a spinal injury that he received while in police custody. The service followed a night of demonstrations that lead to the arrests of 35 people.
Mourners arrive at Vaughn Greene Funeral Services for the wake
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About 1,200 protesters gathered at City Hall in Baltimore on Saturday, officials said, to protest Gray's death, which has prompted almost daily demonstrations since he died.
The protest on Saturday was largely peaceful, but a handful of people broke off from the group and destroyed property, including cop cars. At least 35 people were arrested and 6 injured.
Before Sunday's wake, Gray's family called for protesters to be peaceful.
"My family wants to say, 'Can y'all please, please stop the violence,'" said his sister Fredericka Gray on Saturday night, protest/">according to CNN. "Freddie Gray would not want this."
Gray was laid in a white casket and was dressed in a white shirt, black pants, white sneakers and a white Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap.
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