WATCH: Baltimore Police Officer Runs Toward Gunfire, Arrests Suspect

By Tactical-Life

Newly released Baltimore Police Department body camera footage shows an officer bravely running toward the sound of gunfire and arresting an alleged gunman who murdered somebody less than a block away. Check out the video above.

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On the afternoon of April 19, Officer Joseph Rodgers was dealing with a landlord-tenant dispute when over a dozen shots rang out. In the body camera video, Rodgers immediately starts heading toward the direction of the shots.

“I got shots fired!” Rodgers says.

Rodgers soon turns a corner and sees a man running.

“Put the gun down, put it down. Get on the ground, now!” Rodgers yells while pointing his duty gun at the man. “Put the gun down. Roll over! Roll the f*** over! Get on the ground!”

The suspect—17-year-old Eric Gilyard—complies with Rodgers’ orders and is placed under arrest. Rodgers tells another responding officer that he thinks Gilyard was the one doing the shooting. He then instructs him to search an alley to find a gun that Gilyard might have discarded.

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Source:: Tactical Life