The situation in Baltimore appears to be headed for the worst as it is not just suspects whom police beat but even media men

J.M. Giordano of City Paper, a daily in Baltimore, was covering the protest over the death of Freddie Gray when he was swarmed and then beaten several times by cops on Sunday. Associated Press reports that City Paper published on its website a video of Giordano being clobbered by two cops who were in battle gear.

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He is shown being kicked by the two officers, but the person who shot the video shouted that Giordano is a media man.

The shouts were not enough for the officers. Giordano, a 41-year-old photographer, hit his head on the ground as a result of the scuffle. Someone, fortunately, was able to pull the journalist from the melee.

Besides Giordano, another photographer, Sait Serkan Gurbuz of Reuters was arrested and detained by police officers for taking photos of Giordano's scuffle with cops. According to Gurbuz, the Baltimore police justify their arrest of Gurbuz because he did not follow orders not to take photos of Giodano's beating.

Meanwhile, Gray's funeral attracted hundreds of mourners on Sunday. Gray wore a white shirt, black pants, white shoes and an LA Dodgers baseball cap in his white coffin which was draped with silk.

Outside the funeral home, there were also mourners with signs that support Gray who died in police custody one week after he was arrested. The 25-year-old black man, who fled when cops arrested him, had spine injuries.

The death of Gray further fueled anti-police sentiment across the U.S. Questions remain unanswered how Gray died, although there is an ongoing investigation.

Pastor Jamal Bryant assured the family of Gray, relatives and other mourners at the church service in Empowerment Temple that someone will have to pay for the life of the young man. Bryant echoed the ongoing sentiment in the Baltimore protests which have turned violent that the lives of black people in America is always under threat, reports Nola.com.

Freddie Gray's funeral is scheduled on Monday. The White House said that Broderick Johnson, chairman of My Brother's Keeper Task Force, the initiative of U.S. President Barack Obama for young men of color, and a resident of Baltimore, will attend the funeral.

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