BALTIMORE John Henson Jersey , April 25 (Xinhua) -- After days of mostly peaceful protests, the U.S. city of Baltimore on Saturday witnessed fresh skirmishes between police officers and demonstrators who were demanding answers for the death of a black man under police custody.
Holding signs which read "Black lives matter!", "Justice for Freddie Grey!", hundreds of protesters marched toward the City Hall, outside of which protestors have been rallying for days after the death of Freddie Gray.
The 25-year-old black man died Sunday, a week after he was arrested in West Baltimore. He had sustained spinal cord injuries while in police custody.
As the crowd's passion ran high, some protestors began to pull down the two national flags in front of the City Hall. One man even tried to raise a black and white Stars and Stripe before he was stopped by other demonstrators.
Some 30 police officers stood in front of the protestors to make sure that the rally went on peacefully. The surrounding streets were also closed with policemen on guard.
"Freddie Gray Jason Terry Jersey , Freddie Gray!" the crowd shouted before marching to the Inner Harbor.
Outside the landmark baseball park Camden Yards, protestors shouted at police: "Killers!" Some began to throw rocks and water bottles at policemen on horses, while others smashed windows at local businesses. A few people jumped on police cars and smashed the windows of the vehicles.
Dressed in riot gear, police officers formed a wall along several blocks of the