Photographer says Baltimore police beat him during protest


              Police line a street in downtown Baltimore in response to protests that followed a rally for Freddie Gray, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Police line a street in downtown Baltimore in response to protests that followed a rally for Freddie Gray, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

BALTIMORE (AP) - A photo editor for a Baltimore newspaper says he was beaten by police at a protest of the death of Freddie Gray.

J.M. Giordano, who works at the City Paper, says police "swarmed over" him and hit him repeatedly. A video of the beating posted to the newspaper's website Sunday shows at least two police officers in riot gear hitting and kicking Giordano as the person filming screams, "He's a photographer! He's press!"

The 41-year-old photographer says his head hit the ground during the beating, which he says only stopped when someone pulled him out of the fray.

A Baltimore police spokesman says he's looking into the matter for comment.

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