Anti-gun violence activist is shot dead by hero cop after holding large butcher’s knife to woman’s head in terrifying street attack: Ex-gang member, 46, created over 250 ‘no shoot zones’ across Baltimore
Tyree Moorehead, the ‘no shoot zones’ activist, was shot dead by police on Sunday after he held a knife to a woman’s head in Baltimore, Maryland
Moorehead was seen in bodycam footage standing over a woman with a knife when police arrived and ordered him to get down
The activist immediately dropped on top of the woman, but it appeared he held the knife near her face
An officer than fired more than a dozen rounds at Moorehead who later died at a local hospital
Horrific bodycam footage showed the moment a heroic cop shot dead an anti-gun violence activist who was holding a large knife to a woman’s head.
Tyree Moorehead, 46, was caught by police standing over a woman with a knife in his hand at the intersection of North Fulton Avenue and West Lafayette Avenue in Baltimore on Saturday.
Footage showed Officer Zachary Rutherford arriving at the scene and calling for backup as he sees Moorehead with the blade.
‘Get down, get down,’ Rutherford screamed multiple times while pointing his gun toward Moorehead who then jumped on top of the woman and appeared to put the knife to her face.
Moorehead was shot more than a dozen times and swiftly rolled over on his back – allowing the woman to crawl away.
He remained lifeless on the floor and continued to clench the weapon as the officer shouted ‘drop the knife.’ No more shots were fired.
The activist was taken to a local hospital where he later died. The woman wasn’t injured – and police said the attack was a random act of violence.
Tyree Moorehead, the ‘no shoot zones’ activist, was shot dead by police on Sunday after he held a knife to a woman’s head in Baltimore, Maryland
Moorehead was seen in bodycam footage standing over a woman with a knife when police arrived and ordered him to get down
The activist immediately dropped on top of the woman, but it appeared he held the knife near her face
Moorehead was shot more than a dozen times and swiftly rolled over on his back – allowing the woman to crawl away
The activist continued to hold onto the knife after he was shot multiple times
The officer kept insisting he drop the knife but no further shots were fired. He later died at a local hospital
Carton Moorehead, the activists father, was a witness to a shooting and said the number of times he was shot was unnecessary.
‘The police should not have shot him so many times,’ Carton said, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Meanwhile, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the officer’s actions were necessary.
‘We think it is clear that this officer saved this woman’s life,’ Harrison said.
Moorehead is an ex-gang member who used graffiti to designate ‘no shoot zones’ to discourage gun violence.
The activist spent 18 years in prison for second degree murder which he committed when he was 15.
