A 35-year-old man was shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers last month after he drew a gun but did not fire during a confrontation with the officers, body-worn camera footage released Thursday shows.
The gunman, Benjamin Tyson, did not fire upon the officers because his gun had jammed earlier, after shooting a 23-year-old man, Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau said at a news conference Thursday at police headquarters where the department first released the videos.
The Baltimore Sun could not reach Tyson’s family Thursday for comment.
Tyson was shot Feb. 25 in the ramp of the Harbor Parking Garage, near the 600 block of E. Lombard St. after police said he shot the other man after a confrontation outside a CVS drug store at East Pratt and North Gay streets.
A passerby flagged down police officers in the area, including Officer Robert Brown. Other officers provided medical aid to the 23-year-old victim, who was later taken to a hospital and survived.
Nadeau said Brown followed Tyson in his patrol vehicle to East Pratt Street, stopping his vehicle in front of Tyson, causing Tyson to fall to the ground. Brown then got out and chased Tyson on foot, along with two other officers, where they confronted him in the parking garage.