Suicide by cop while using her baby as a shield. Mom's ain't what they used to be....

NEW: Mother and baby shot dead by police after she charged at them with a knife

Officers were called to a family assault in Independence, Missouri

They calmly spoke to Maria Pike, 34, who was holding her 2-month-old daughter, Destinii Hope, in a closet

Pike's husband was seen… pic.twitter.com/Tht1qWL5Ey

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) November 29, 2024

None of us will ever know the full details on this but its terrible all around. The mother and child are both dead, the father saw his loved ones killed, and although I think its justified one of those cops will have to deal with the fact that they killed a kid. Like I said. Terrible all around.