An 18-year-old man was shot and killed by police last night in Berkeley, Mo., two miles from the site of last summer’s Michael Brown shooting:
Another police shooting in Missouri, two miles from Ferguson http://t.co/XMbocZRyNo
— HotAir.com (@hotairblog) December 24, 2014
Police have yet to identify the victim, but there are multiple reports on Twitter that the deceased man’s name Antonio Martin:
Chief Belmar has not confirmed the identity of the suspect, but Toni Martin says the deceased is son #AntonioMartin: http://t.co/bYVa9FnegO
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 24, 2014
And #AntonioMartin in the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter.
St. Louis County police, who have been asked to take over the investigation by the Berkeley police department, released a surveillance tape from the scene that they say shows Martin pointing a gun at the officer before the officer fired his weapon:
.@stlcountypd have released #Berkeley Mobil surveillance video (via @JeanieSmithKSDK) #AntonioMartin http://t.co/pwyR7TpOMq
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 24, 2014
"Fearing for his life, the Berkeley Officer fired several shots, striking the subject" http://t.co/bYVa9FnegO #AntonioMartin
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 24, 2014
STL Co Chief says 18 y/o shot by officer in #Berkeley had criminal record. Was known by police. 9mm handgun he carried had defaced serial #
— Mike Colombo (@Mike_Colombo) December 24, 2014
Immediately after the shooting, protesters gathered at the scene and clashed with police:
— Search4Swag (@search4swag) December 24, 2014
Damaged Hazelwood Police car in #Berkeley Some shout at police protecting the scene. @kmoxnews pic.twitter.com/x9crcwi9ZE
— Brian Kelly (@Brpkelly) December 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/YourAnonGlobal/status/547710307968098304
— Search4Swag (@search4swag) December 24, 2014
— Search4Swag (@search4swag) December 24, 2014
Water bottle hit an officer https://t.co/W0jKrcIArB
— Search4Swag (@search4swag) December 24, 2014
#Ferguson update: Protesters clash with police after 18-YO #AntonioMartin is shot by officer. http://t.co/qW1xVi8AQ9 pic.twitter.com/NkscH9TQVT
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) December 24, 2014
Police and protesters clash at scene of #AntonioMartin shooting http://t.co/AnOOCffOcv pic.twitter.com/uAJbSqdc96
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) December 24, 2014
Here's a look at damage to the QuikTrip station on N.Hanley across from the Mobil where #Berkeley shooting occurred. pic.twitter.com/naf7hNPiPh
— Mike Colombo (@Mike_Colombo) December 24, 2014
Crews now cleaning QuikTrip damaged overnight by looters reacting to #Berkeley shooting. pic.twitter.com/flgYEimGFo
— Mike Colombo (@Mike_Colombo) December 24, 2014
And here is the latest from the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
A Berkeley police officer fired at least three shots at a suspect who pulled a gun on him, the St. Louis County Police chief said at a Wednesday morning news conference.
Police Chief Jon Belmar said the officer was doing a business check at a Mobil on the run station about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday when the shooting happened.
The officer saw two people on the parking lot in the 6800 block of North Hanley Road and began talking with them.
Belmar said one of the people approached the driver’s side of the vehicle.
One of the individuals “produced a pistol with his arm straight out, pointing it straight at the officer kind of from across the hood,” Belmar said.
At that point, the chief said, the officer got his service revolver “and fired what we think is three shots.”
The officer, who is 34 and white, is a 6-year veteran of the department, Belmar said.
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