Good Samaritan Helps Stop Man Who Threatened To Throw His Baby Off Of An Overpass In Philadelphia

A Good Samaritan woman has described the spectacular moment a man threatened to shoot her when she stopped him from throwing his baby daughter off of an I-95 overpass.

The father, who is identified as Raheem Murphy, 35, was holding his child over the 40-foot drop on Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia when a brave onlooker stopped her car and tried to rescue the young girl from the frightening height.

Murphy screamed that he was armed and threatened to shoot the brave passerby who hauled her car over on the highway and tried to negotiate with him when she spotted the chaos unfold.

Christine King has been hailed a hero and said she would do it again as she reflected on the chaos yesterday.

According to NBC10, she was driving along the interstate when she saw a man arguing with a woman, before he then grabbed the child and tried to throw her over the bridge.

King said: “I saw that the man grabbed the baby and tried to throw her over the bridge. That’s when I hit the brakes on my car and went out to stop him.

“I said, just let the baby go, just give me the baby.”

She shouted at the man in a bid to get him to release the child to safety, but he pushed and threatened to shoot her.

After several minutes trying to negotiate, the child’s mother came from behind and took Murphy’s gun.

Officers arrived at the scene, but they also struggled to get Murphy to hand over the baby who was still being held over the 40ft overpass drop. After the standoff with police, he released the baby.

After returning the child to safety, Murphy resisted arrest and assaulted the state police trooper before being taken into custody, according to the District Attorney.

Speaking about the ordeal, King said: “I would do it again. I didn’t see no gun, but when she took the gun for him, that’s when I saw it.”

King claims that the mother told her the situation started after she told the man she wanted to break up with him. Police have not confirmed the reports.

According to WPVI-TV, investigators said the dramatic scene began with a domestic dispute. Murphy allegedly pulled a gun on the mother of his child, kidnapped the woman and baby, then drove them to the overpass where he threatened to kill the child.

Murphy is now facing a number of charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held on $1.5 million bail, and must undergo a mental health evaluation, the DA’s office said.