FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police have now identified the officer who fired his gun at a nativity scene. According to a report, Officer Blake Reed fired his gun at a man after he threatened to "kill everyone," at Central Ministries' live nativity scene. Reed, a three-year veteran of the Allen County Sheriff's Department, was guiding visitors at Central Ministries when Tyler Leavitt pointed a gun at the officer and made the threats. Man allegedly threatened to kill crowd at church Nativity scene: court docs As police tried to detain Leavitt they say, he crashed his car into a ditch, wielding his knife used someone "as a human shield,” attempted to grab an officer’s patrol rifle and did not obey verbal commands. Leavitt faces several charges as police continue to investigate the incident.