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Man
Killed in Police Shooting Near Ferguson, Missouri
Dec 24, 2014, 3:52 AM ET
A man was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday
in Berkeley, Missouri, authorities said – sparking new unrest in a region
already reeling following an August police shooting in Ferguson, which is located
about two miles away.
The
shooting happened at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at a Mobil gas station, St. Louis
County Police public information officer Sgt. Brian Schellman said.
According
to Schellman, the officer noticed two males on the side of the gas station
building and approached, when one of the men pulled out a handgun and pointed
it at the officer.
“Fearing
for his life, the Berkeley Officer fired several shots, striking the subject,
fatally wounding him,” Schellman said in a statement.
The
shooting is under investigation, and the deceased man’s handgun was recovered,
Schellman said. The victim’s identity has not been released.
Michael
Brown, 18, was killed in the August shooting in Ferguson. A grand jury declined
to bring charges against the officer, Darren Wilson, who fatally shot the
unarmed teen.
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