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St Louis police fatally shoot man, setting off protests | St Louis police fatally shoot man, setting off protests |
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Nine people have been arrested amid protests in Missouri after St Louis police fatally shot a 18-year-old black man who they say pointed a gun at them. | Nine people have been arrested amid protests in Missouri after St Louis police fatally shot a 18-year-old black man who they say pointed a gun at them. |
Police used tear gas after protesters threw glass bottles and blocked a motorway on Wednesday night. A vacant building was set on fire nearby. | Police used tear gas after protesters threw glass bottles and blocked a motorway on Wednesday night. A vacant building was set on fire nearby. |
Mansur Ball-Bey was killed after officers served a search warrant on a home in North St Louis. | Mansur Ball-Bey was killed after officers served a search warrant on a home in North St Louis. |
As he fled, Ball-Bey pointed a gun at officers and was killed, police said. | As he fled, Ball-Bey pointed a gun at officers and was killed, police said. |
North St Louis is about eight miles (13km) from Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer killed an unarmed black man in August 2014, setting off weeks of unrest and protests. | North St Louis is about eight miles (13km) from Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer killed an unarmed black man in August 2014, setting off weeks of unrest and protests. |
Police shot a man in Ferguson on 9 August as protesters marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. | |
St Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said four guns and crack cocaine were recovered inside or near the home. | St Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said four guns and crack cocaine were recovered inside or near the home. |
The officers were unharmed and police are still looking for a second suspect. | The officers were unharmed and police are still looking for a second suspect. |
The two officers who fired at Ball-Bey were placed on leave pending an investigation. | The two officers who fired at Ball-Bey were placed on leave pending an investigation. |
About 150 people gathered near the scene of the shooting on Wednesday, protesting the use of deadly force. | About 150 people gathered near the scene of the shooting on Wednesday, protesting the use of deadly force. |
"Another youth down by the hands of police," one neighbour said to media covering the protest. "What could have been done different to de-escalate rather than escalate?" | "Another youth down by the hands of police," one neighbour said to media covering the protest. "What could have been done different to de-escalate rather than escalate?" |
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