Maria Pike and her daughter Destinii Hope were shot dead by a police officer at her home in Independence, Missouri, after Maria lunged at cops while holding a knife

Shocking bodycam footage shows a Missouri mother, Maria Pike, lunging at police with a kitchen knife while holding her infant, leading to both being shot dead. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave as an investigation is underway.

Shocking body camera footage has captured the moment a Missouri mom holding her baby lunged at cops with a huge kitchen knife, before both were shot dead.

Maria Pike, 34, was holding her baby when she picked up a kitchen-style knife and lunged at police after they were called to reports of an assault

A Missouri family and their community are mourning the tragic deaths of a 34-year-old woman and her infant daughter, who were killed in an officer-involved […]

Police are engaged in a major cover-up after executing a mother suffering from post-partum depression and her baby earlier this month.

KC LEAP is a police accountability organization helping the family of an mother and infant killed in a police shooting in early November.

An Independence officer fatally shot Maria Pike, 34, and her 2-month-old daughter, Destinii, on Nov. 7. Edited bodycam video footage released Wednesday shows Pike approach officers with a large knife.