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St Louis police kill 'armed' black teenager | St Louis police kill 'armed' black teenager |
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A black teenager has been shot dead by police in the US city of St Louis, near where Michael Brown was killed in August triggering national protests. | A black teenager has been shot dead by police in the US city of St Louis, near where Michael Brown was killed in August triggering national protests. |
St Louis County police said the man who was shot had pulled a gun at a petrol station and pointed it at an officer. | St Louis County police said the man who was shot had pulled a gun at a petrol station and pointed it at an officer. |
A crowd of protesters was at the scene in Berkeley, Missouri, which has been sealed off by police. | A crowd of protesters was at the scene in Berkeley, Missouri, which has been sealed off by police. |
Berkeley is about two miles from the suburb of Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead. | Berkeley is about two miles from the suburb of Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead. |
The victim of the Berkeley shooting was named as Antonio Martin, 18, by local media citing his mother. | The victim of the Berkeley shooting was named as Antonio Martin, 18, by local media citing his mother. |
Police spokesman Sgt Brian Schellman said that an officer had been conducting a routine check at a petrol station in North Hanley Road on Tuesday evening when he saw two men and approached them. | |
He said that one of the men pointed a handgun at the officer. | He said that one of the men pointed a handgun at the officer. |
"Fearing for his life, the Berkeley officer fired several shots, striking the subject, fatally wounding him," he said. | "Fearing for his life, the Berkeley officer fired several shots, striking the subject, fatally wounding him," he said. |
The second man fled, Sgt Schellman said, adding that the handgun had been recovered. | The second man fled, Sgt Schellman said, adding that the handgun had been recovered. |
Laura Hettiger, a reporter for St Louis TV station KMOV, told the BBC: "As soon as I got there police started firing off flash bangs which are used to, hopefully, disperse some of the crowd. | Laura Hettiger, a reporter for St Louis TV station KMOV, told the BBC: "As soon as I got there police started firing off flash bangs which are used to, hopefully, disperse some of the crowd. |
"A lot of police are still on the scene. A couple of people have ended up looting the gas station just across the street." | "A lot of police are still on the scene. A couple of people have ended up looting the gas station just across the street." |
Grand jury | Grand jury |
Michael Brown, who was unarmed, was killed by a white police officer who said he opened fire after a struggle in a patrol car in Canfield Drive, Ferguson. | |
His death sparked protests, sometimes violent, and further unrest followed a grand jury's decision not to charge the officer. | His death sparked protests, sometimes violent, and further unrest followed a grand jury's decision not to charge the officer. |
There were further demonstrations after the death of Eric Garner, 43, a black man who died while being held down by a white police officer in July in New York. Again, a grand jury decided against charging the officer. | There were further demonstrations after the death of Eric Garner, 43, a black man who died while being held down by a white police officer in July in New York. Again, a grand jury decided against charging the officer. |
Are you in Berkeley, Missouri? Please send your eyewitness accounts to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in Berkeley, Missouri? Please send your eyewitness accounts to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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