Baltimore City Police Commissioner releases body-camera camera AUDIO of fatal police shooting

Baltimore police released a body-worn camera video Tuesday from the officer who shot and killed a man who was threatening a woman with a knife Sunday.

The video shows the officer, identified as Zachary Rutherford, pulling up to the scene in West Baltimore, where he sees Tyree Moorehead on top of a woman and holding a large butcher knife at her head.

Rutherford screams "drop the knife" but Moorehead continues to straddle the woman on the pavement. Rutherford then fires his weapon multiple times at close range, the video shows.

As Rutherford fires his weapons, the woman rolls away to safety. She was not shot or stabbed, police said.

"We can see that it's clear that the officer saved this lady's life out there that day," Commissioner Michael Harrison said.

The video shows the officer, identified as Zachary Rutherford, pulling up to the scene in West Baltimore, where he sees Tyree Moorehead on top of a woman and holding a large butcher knife at her head.

Rutherford screams "drop the knife" but Moorehead continues to straddle the woman on the pavement. Rutherford then fires his weapon multiple times at close range, the video shows.

As Rutherford fires his weapons, the woman rolls away to safety. She was not shot or stabbed, police said.

A second video from another officer, Officer trainee Michael Hazel, shows officers rendering medical aid to Moorehead. He was taken to the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center, where he later died.

Harrison said the attack on the woman appeared to be random. The woman said she was running errands when he was attacked by Moorehead around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Lafayette Avenue.

When asked if the use of force was excessive, Harrison said that the investigation by both the department and the state's Attorney General Office would answer that question.

The Baltimore City chapter of the NAACP said the group "believes that police intervention was necessary," but questioned whether excessive force was used.

"Fourteen shots were discharged from the officer's weapon. Is that use of force justified or is that a case of excessive force?" the group asked.

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