BALTIMORE, MD (November 7, 2022) - On November 6, 2022, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the report of a man with a knife assaulting a woman in the area of North Fulton Avenue and West Lafayette Avenue in West Baltimore. When officers arrived on scene and exited their cruiser, one officer gave commands for the armed man to get on the ground. The man lay on the ground on top of a female while still holding the knife. One officer discharged his firearm multiple times shooting the man. Officers rendered aid until medical personnel arrived. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The woman suffered minor injuries and was treated on the scene. The officers were not injured.
The decedent is identified as 46-year-old Tyree Moorehead of Baltimore.
The Independent Investigations Division will generally release the name of the involved officer within 48 hours of the incident, although that period may be extended if there is a specific reason to believe that an officer’s safety is at risk.
The officer’s body-worn camera was active at the time of the incident. The video will be released in accordance with Baltimore Police Department and Independent Investigations Division policies.
The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), and the Maryland State Police continue to investigate this incident.
The Maryland General Assembly, in Senate Bill 600, passed a law mandating that the Office of Attorney General investigate all police-involved fatalities in the State of Maryland beginning October 1, 2021. These investigations are conducted by the office’s Independent Investigations Division, in conjunction with the Maryland State Police. The OAG and BPD have reached an agreement to allow for the Attorney General’s investigation while still allowing BPD to meet the investigatory obligations of its federal consent decree.
The decedent is identified as 46-year-old Tyree Moorehead of Baltimore.
The Independent Investigations Division will generally release the name of the involved officer within 48 hours of the incident, although that period may be extended if there is a specific reason to believe that an officer’s safety is at risk.
The officer’s body-worn camera was active at the time of the incident. The video will be released in accordance with Baltimore Police Department and Independent Investigations Division policies.
The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), and the Maryland State Police continue to investigate this incident.
The Maryland General Assembly, in Senate Bill 600, passed a law mandating that the Office of Attorney General investigate all police-involved fatalities in the State of Maryland beginning October 1, 2021. These investigations are conducted by the office’s Independent Investigations Division, in conjunction with the Maryland State Police. The OAG and BPD have reached an agreement to allow for the Attorney General’s investigation while still allowing BPD to meet the investigatory obligations of its federal consent decree.