The moment a Police officer locked eyes with Freddie Gray just on the morning of April 12, 2015, it set in motion a seismic series of events that changed policing and shook City to its core.

View descriptions and photos of key events before, during and after Freddie Gray’s fatal ride in a Baltimore Police van in April 2015.

Freddie Gray’s death in police custody sparked unrest in Baltimore and nationwide. But who was the man beyond the headlines?