Things to know about Baltimore riots in US

Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 14:40 [IST]

Washington, April 29: Vigil was tightened in and around Baltimore city in Maryland, the US, after riots erupted in the city following the death of 25-year-old local youth Freddie Gray, who was arrested by the city's police. He died a week later after suffering severe spinal cord injury.

Riots have plagued USA's social fabric for some time now. What are the latest riots all about?

Riot in Baltimore: What to know

Freddie Gray, a native of Baltimore, known for drugs, was arrested by police on April 12 on a weapons charge.

He suffered a severe spinal cord injury that led to his death a week later on April 19.

It's unknown what caused the spinal cord injury that led to his death

Violence and looting erupted in Baltimore on April 20 after the funeral of African-American man Freddie Gray.

An investigation has been ordered in the case.

At least 15 officers have been injured, six of them seriously. More than two dozen people were arrested.

Curfew has been clamped in the area to prevent any untoward incident.

Over 3,000 police from Maryland, New Jersey and the District of Columbia, and National Guard members in helmets, took up posts.

US riots in recent past

2003: Benton Harbor riots (Benton Harbor, Michigan) Riots took place after a police chase ended in a motorcycle crash that killed a young black man.

2005 Toledo Riot (Toledo, Ohio): A race riot that broke out after a planned Neo-Nazi protest march through a black neighborhood.

2006: Fontana High School riot (Fontana, California): Riot involving about 500 Latino and black students*2006: Prison Race Riots (California): A war between Latino and black prison gangs set off a series of riots across Californi.

2008: Locke High School rio (Los Angeles, California)

2009 Oakland Riots (Oakland, California): Peaceful protests turned into rioting after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man,Oscar Grant, by a BART transit policeman.