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Muhiyidin Moye: BLM Activist Who Once Grabbed Confederate Flag On Live TV Fatally Shot In New Orleans

Muhiyidin Moye: BLM Activist Who Once Grabbed Confederate Flag On Live TV Fatally Shot In New Orleans
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By Paula Rogo · Updated October 24, 2020

A Black Lives Matter activist who once snatched a Confederate flag from a racist protestor on live television was killed Tuesday in New Orleans.

Muhiyidin Moye was shot while riding his bike at 1 a.m., according to local news reports. His death has been ruled a homicide.

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Moye was arrested in Charleston, S.C. almost a year ago for trying to grab a confederate flag from a demonstrator who was outside an event hosted by Bree Newsome. Newsome was the activist who famously climbed a flagpole to take a down Confederate flag outside the South Carolina State House.

Moye, also know as Muhiyidin d’Baha, flew over the police tape to grab the offensive flag mid-air. His actions were caught on camera by a local TV station, and the video went viral.

Protester jumps barricade and attempts to get Confederate flag from man #chsnews pic.twitter.com/hTBql8qS9Z

— Ray Rivera (@RayRiveraChs) February 22, 2017

According to the Huffington Post,  Moye was a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Charleston. He was in New Orleans for personal reasons.

“He was a strong leader who deeply understood the role of community and the power of helping other people recognize that role,” DeRay Mckesson told USA Today.