Jury selection is underway in the trial of William Porter, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
Judge Barry Williams began by asking the pool of 75 jurors several questions during the voir dire process.
Judge Williams finished asking several ques of jury pool. 75 potential jurors of about a 60/40 split black/white like #Baltimore pop
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) November 30, 2015
Judge in #FreddieGray case asked about 15 questions of pool. No one had not heard of #FreddieGray , curfew or civil settlement by #Baltimore
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) November 30, 2015
Williams also asked if pool knew any potential witnesses in this #FreddieGray case. Some names: Batts, Mosby and 2 #Baltimore reporters
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) November 30, 2015
#Baltimore jury pool was also asked if anyone was a victim of crime, charged, incarcerated etc...half the jurors stood up. #FreddieGray
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) November 30, 2015
Currently, judge Williams is taking the answers from all jurors that stood up during voir dire in a conference room off the courtroom
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) November 30, 2015
Williams told the potential jury pool he doesn't expect the trial to extend beyond Dec. 17.
Gray's death sparked riots across the city in April, and more protests began Monday evening before court had ended its session.
People rallied outside the courthouse and later marched to the Inner Harbor, then past Baltimore's World Trade Center office tower and the National Aquarium and on to City Hall. One carried a sign that read, "Stop the War on Black America." A woman led a chant of "If we don't get it," with people responding, "shut it down."
Among those speaking to the marchers along the way was Tawanda Jones. She is a prekindergarten teacher who has hosted weekly rallies around the city, seeking justice for her brother, Tyrone West, and others. West died in police custody in 2013 in Baltimore.
