--- title: Loretta Lynch Meets with Freddie Gray's Family on Baltimore Trip description: Just days after the city's prosecutor announced charges in Gray's death canonical: https://time.com/3847333/loretta-lynch-freddie-gray/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-05T18:01:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:09.420Z article:section: Politics og:title: Attorney General Loretta Lynch Meets with Freddie Gray Family og:description: She's been on the job for a week. og:url: https://time.com/3847333/loretta-lynch-freddie-gray/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e59731527649394/6987ee740b72e3841b6e1e5c/loretta-lynch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1985 og:image:height: 1117 og:image:alt: Attorney General Lynch speaks with congressmen and faith leaders after meeting in private with Freddie Gray's family at Baltimore University in Baltimore og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Attorney General Loretta Lynch Meets with Freddie Gray Family twitter:description: She's been on the job for a week. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e59731527649394/6987ee740b72e3841b6e1e5c/loretta-lynch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Attorney General Loretta Lynch Meets with Freddie Gray Family > Sponsored content. 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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks with congressmen and faith leaders after meeting in private with Freddie Gray's family at Baltimore University in Baltimore, MD. on May 5, 2015. Jose Luis Magana—Reuters by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan May 5, 2015 6:01 PM UTC U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made a stop in Baltimore Tuesday, as tensions have begun to cool following a week of unrest and uncertainty. Lynch, who is one week into her new role as the nation’s top prosecutor, met with community and faith leaders and politicians just days after the Baltimore City prosecutor announced charges against six Baltimore police officers in Freddie Gray’s death. Sens. Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski and Rep. Elijah Cummings were reportedly in the room. “This is a flashpoint situation,” Lynch said at the meeting. “We lost a young man’s \[life\] and it begins to represent so many things.” ### Go Behind TIME's Baltimore Protest Cover With Aspiring Photographer Devin Allen  Protestor at city hall In Baltimore on April 25, 2015. Devin Allen  Protestor lead a march in Baltimore on April 25, 2015. Devin Allen  Protestors clash with police In Baltimore on April 25, 2015. Devin Allen  A police officer stands guard during protests in Baltimore on April 26, 2015. Devin Allen  Police clash with protesters in Baltimore on April 25, 2015. Devin Allen  An Orioles' fan is attacked by rioters in Baltimore on April 25, 2015. Devin Allen  A police car is destroyed during a riot in Baltimore on April 25, 2015. Devin Allen  A young boy outside of a closed off street in Baltimore on April 28, 2015 Devin Allen  Protestors at a peacful rally in Baltimore on April 23, 2015. Devin Allen  Residents of clean up the streets of Baltimore on April 28, 2015. Devin Allen  Neighborhood residents create a peace circle, near North ave and Fulton in Baltimore on April 28, 2015. Devin Allen The death of 25-year-old Gray, who died due to injuries he sustained while in police custody, was the match that lit the proverbial flame in Charm City, leading to days of protest that at one point turned violent. Lynch met with the family of Gray around noon on Tuesday. The meeting was closed off to press. Later in the afternoon, Lynch is expected to meet with Baltimore police and the mayor. The new Attorney General is following in the footsteps of the now-retired Eric Holder in her visit to a city where a young black man’s death shined new light on mistrust between the community and police. Following the death of Michael Brown in Missouri, Holder traveled to Ferguson to meet with local leaders. ### Baltimore Protests, Then and Now  A man is carried away by police during riots in Baltimore, 1968. Afro American Newspaper/Gado/Getty Images  Baltimore Police officers arrest a man following the funeral of Freddie Gray near Mowdamin Mall in Baltimore on April 27, 2015. Drew Angerer—Getty Images  Students demonstrate during a Black Power event at Morgan State University in Baltimore on April 6, 1968. Afro American Newspaper/Gado/Getty Images  Protestors participate in a vigil for Freddie Gray down the street from the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station in Baltimore on April 21, 2015. Drew Angerer—Getty Images  National Guardsmen seal off a business-residential section of Baltimore and prepare to use tear gas against looters on April 8, 1968. 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