Baltimore Rapper, Anti-Violence Organizer Tyree Colion Stabbed In Neck On Facebook Live

Baltimore rapper and anti-violence community organizer Tyree Colion is recovering from being stabbed in the neck – a bloody and violent scene that he broadcast the aftermath of on Facebook Live.

Colion was stabbed in the neck around 11:30 p.m. near the 1700 block of East 29th street Sunday night, Baltimore City Paper reports. The Baltimore anti-violence organizer is seen leaking blood from his neck and gasping for air as he holds out his phone and speaks to the camera in the now-viral video originally streamed on Facebook Live.

"I'm losing too much blood," he says, shuffling toward the street. "I'm losing too much blood. Put pressure on it."

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Colion leans the phone toward his face at the beginning of the chaotic and graphic video, “Yo if I die, it’s all good, keep pushing them zones,” he says, referring to the “No Shoot Zone” campaign he has worked on in the Baltimore area for years. “No Shoot Zone” signs appear throughout the city where Colion has put on anti-violence concerts and events for more than a decade, Baltimore’s City Paper reports.

A woman in the background attempting to assist Colion can be seen leaning in and out of the frame saying, “Come on! No, it’s not good. Oh no, hold on!” Several people can be heard in the background, prompting Facebook Live viewers to ask if anyone is sending help or if he is going to survive the stabbing.

Baltimore Police said in a Monday press conference that the incident was domestic-related.

"We believe there is another relative that's responsible for this incident," said police, adding that they are seeking charges against the person responsible, although the suspect's name was not released. "He is a victim of someone who's known to him, basically related to the family who decided to settle a dispute with a knife in this case."

Colion may be best known for the track "Projects," which made it onto 2008's "And All the Pieces Matter - Five Years of Music from 'The Wire'" and "Beyond Hamsterdam," City Paper reports. He spent 11 years in prison for a murder he committed at the age of 15 in addition to several more years for later violating his parole.

He responded to his time in prison with a positive message for the community.

"The biggest thing I'm 'bout now is the kids, to show 'em, like, 'Look, I did 16 years altogether. Prison is not cool, seriously,'" he told City Paper in a 2012 profile.

Tyree Colion Goes Live From The Local Hospital To Show Recovery

Colion, who records himself frequently in Facebook Live videos, appears in another clip Tuesday morning from the hospital. He has captioned the video, “1st time tryna eat…B4 I learn to talk.”Police list him in critical but stable condition. In Tuesday’s video he is shown working with a nurse to consume liquids from a bottle and wheezing as he breathes and tries to cough. His neck is heavily bandaged.

Toward the end of the video he is shown smiling while attempting to speak, but his voice can’t be heard above a whisper. A man in the hospital room is also shown praying.

Facebook has tried to contain violent videos on its live streaming function, but a series of Facebook Live murders and suicides have continued despite human curators and a video delay, In May, following the Easter Sunday killing of 74-year-old grandfather Robert Godwin Sr., Facebook announced it was hiring 3,000 more humans to monitor potentially violent Facebook Live content.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg remarked in May that the incidents have been "heartbreaking."

In a tweet from WBAL-TV reporter Kai Reed on Monday, Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis is shown shaking hands with Colion at his bedside. “Wen u wake up n the Chief says ‘So u the no shoot zone guy. Good job… Get well’ TRULY AMAZING my mission just beginning.”

Baltimore Police spokesman T.J. Smith told City paper that no one has formally been charged yet and that Colion’s work as a Safe Streets activist “had nothing to do with this situation.”