BALTIMORE — Police opened a criminal investigation Sunday into the death of a man injured in their custody, and the mayor vowed to ensure the city would hold ‘‘the right people accountable.’’
Freddie Gray, 25, of Baltimore, died Sunday at a hospital, a week after he was hurt after an arrest.
A timetable released by police said Gray was taken by a van from the scene to a station, where an ambulance was called to treat him and take him to the University of Maryland trauma center. Civilian video showed him being loaded into the van, but did not show the entire encounter.
An attorney for Gray’s family, Billy Murphy, described extensive injuries Sunday.
‘‘His spine was 80 percent severed at his neck. He lapsed into a coma, died, was resuscitated, stayed in a coma, and on Monday underwent extensive surgery at trauma center to save his life,’’ Murphy said. ‘‘He clung to life for seven days and died today.’’ Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and police officials promised accountability and transparency Sunday at a news conference at City Hall.