[BigNoLove]

Baltimore police officers fatally shot Timothy Fleming, 49, at a home in the 1800 block of East Lafayette Avenue on May 16, 2021. Officers responded after a child called 911 to report that his father was threatening his mother with a knife, police said.

Officers Gaston Melendez and Jason Zimmerman spoke with Fleming upstairs for about three minutes before he grabbed his fiancee by the hair and raised the knife, police said. Both officers fired. Fleming died at the scene, and the woman was not injured.

Body-camera footage released May 19 shows officers climbing a carpeted stairwell and confronting Fleming in an upstairs hallway. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the officers had tried to de-escalate the encounter and showed restraint. Both officers were placed on administrative duty pending an investigation.

[kellyhound]

T. F. 49 was a hard worker who had a job as a roofer and was living with his girlfriend.

”Just to hear about them having a domestic dispute kind of took me [a]back,” said Shannon, a Baltimore County resident.

Recently, his cousin had mentioned dealing with some anxiety, Shannon said. The last time they saw each other, however, Shannon said he was in good spirits.

”We all stood right out there in front of his door, laughing and joking. I think I stood there with them about two hours,” Shannon said.

Police statistics show that domestic violence has risen year-over-year as people were forced to work and spend more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Baltimore Police Department data shows there were 359 domestic aggravated assaults from January through March of this year, compared with 266 during that same period in 2020, a 35% increase.

[LittleNightmare]

Got what he deserved

[alphawolf15]

Good shooting

[1970johnnyhunter]

That was sweet

[wettyfap]

looked like he was going to behead her

[Fuchs414]

privilege is getting to stab your victim despite being a clear threat.

[Sypher209]

Now those cops have patience and situational awareness!, put them in charge of training cops to handle stressful situations the right way!.

[Grimlyfe]

Originally Posted by Fuchs414 ↗

privilege is getting to stab your victim despite being a clear threat.

Oh gawd. A white dude was killed by police and you still cry "privilege". How pathetic can you banana eating fucking pussys possibly be.

[mothmon]

That was a good cop; tried to talk him down and prevent escalation but sometimes the perp is just too fucking stupid to live