All charges dropped against cops in Freddie Gray death

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Prosecutors on Wednesday announced that they have dropped the remaining charges against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray.

Freddie Gray was critically injured while in the back of a police van in April 2015.

The decision comes after a judge had acquitted three out of six officers charged in the case.

A fourth officer had his case heard by a jury, where the judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked.

Prosecutors said that Freddie Gray was illegally arrested after he ran away from a bike officers and officers failed to buckle Gray with a seat belt.

The death boosted the Black Lives Matter movement in Baltimore and caused further turmoil.

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