A St. Louis teenager was killed tonight by city police.
The suspect reportedly shot at the officer during a chase.
The shooting took place around 7:30 PM CT.
Hundreds of protesters, including Ferguson protest leaders, took to the street after the shooting.
(Matthew Wyczalkowski)
The protesters are screaming at the police and attacking police cars after a teen was killed when he fired at an officer.
Channel 2 says police cars were attacked!
Protesters are busting windows in police cars!
Protestors & residents are breaking windows out of police cars in #StLouis neighborhood where they shoot a man tonight.
— Andrew Westmoreland (@drewwest_press) October 9, 2014
Here’s video of protesters attacking police cars:
Several shots have been fired in the vicinity of the protests.
Protesters are threatening police.
Threats at police hurled from crowd at shooting scene at Shaw&Klemm in SoSTL; officer wrkng 2dary security shot,killed suspect @FOX2now
— Andy Banker (@andybankertv) October 9, 2014
HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS ARE OUT ON THE STREET–
The shooting was blocks from Shaw’s Garden in the city.
The crowd has grown over the past two hours. (Kenny Bahr)
Suspect's aunt cries: "they shot my Drew 16 times. All he had was a sandwich" ; fatal police shooting Klemm&Shaw So StL @FOX2now
— Andy Banker (@andybankertv) October 9, 2014
Activist Tef Poe posted this video.
There’s a woman screaming at the police officers. Another is sobbing in the back. #STL pic.twitter.com/H8GMCio5ps — Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) October 9, 2014
The officer was not injured. A gun was recovered from the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
KSDK reported:
Police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the 4100 block of Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis.
Schron Jackson, a spokesperson for the St. Louis Police Department, says the suspect involved in the shooting is deceased.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s twitter page, an officer working secondary duty attempted a pedestrian check when the suspect fled on foot. The officer then pursued the suspect.
During the pursuit, the suspect turned and fired at the officer. The officer, fearing for his safety, returned fire fatally wounding the suspect. A gun was recovered from the scene.
Police officer fatally shoots pedestrian who fired at him in south St. Louis http://t.co/QBTAxGRjNt
— STLtoday (@stltoday) October 9, 2014
Several people are out on the street tonight on Shaw and Klemm.
Here’s a wide look at the scene on Shaw at Klemm in south #STL. @kmoxnews pic.twitter.com/o6xfmtIWMz — Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) October 9, 2014
UPDATE: (10:45 CT) There are hundreds of protesters on Shaw Avenue and Klemm in St. Louis City.
The crowd is growing.
According to our source at the scene a black youth was shot be a white police officer.
UPDATE: The Protesters are marching and chanting, “F*ck the police!”
UPDATE: The local police scanner just announced that no police officers are allowed to leave until further notice. Mandatory overtime until the situation is under control.
Hat Tip Ed
UPDATE: Protesters are already spreading rumors that the teen was tased first and then shot 16 times.
This could get really ugly. Ferguson is a playground compared to certain neighborhoods in St. Louis city.
