Report: Freddie Gray died of 'high-energy injury' in Baltimore

A black man who died in police custody in Baltimore in April died of a "high-energy injury" that likely happened when the police van in which he rode suddenly slowed down, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun.

Freddie Gray, 25, was arrested after a foot chase by police officers, suffered a severe spinal injury and died a week later. Police said they chased Gray after he and another man spotted police and suddenly started running away. Gray's death followed a line of incidents involving black men or teens dying in police custody or by other citizens, and the incident sparked protests throughout Baltimore and throughout the country.

The autopsy was completed April 13 and was not made public.

The medical examiner's office could not be reached Tuesday evening, nor could State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. But Mosby did release a statement to the Associated Press condemning the leak of the autopsy report:

"I want to make it very clear that the state's attorney's office did not release the Freddie Gray autopsy report," Mosby's statement read. "As I have repeatedly stated, I strongly condemn anyone with access to trial evidence who has leaked information prior to the resolution of this case."

In the report obtained by the Sun, the medical examiner surmised that though Gray was loaded onto the van on his belly, he may have gotten to his feet and been thrown into the wall during a quick change in direction.

Mosby charged the six officers involved in the arrest and death, one with second-degree depraved heart murder, three more with manslaughter and the others with lesser charges.

Defense attorneys told the Associated Press they had not yet received the report and would have no comment. Mosby's office was expected to turn the report over to the defense on Friday.

The defense attorneys told the AP they believed that only Mosby's office and the medical examiner's office have copies of the report.