World News | Missouri Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Allegedly Pulled Gun
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A man was shot to death by a police officer in suburban St. Louis early Monday after allegedly pulling a gun while being arrested.
Weldon Spring (US), Apr 24 (AP) A man was shot to death by a police officer in suburban St. Louis early Monday after allegedly pulling a gun while being arrested.
The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the St. Charles County town of Weldon Spring. Names of the man shot and the officer who shot him have not been released.
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The St. Charles County Police Department said officers pulled over a vehicle for a traffic stop and a passenger in the vehicle tried to run. He was caught after a brief foot chase and resisted arrest, a news release from the department said.
The man pulled a gun “and one of the officers then discharged his service weapon, striking the suspect," police said. The man died at a hospital.
The officers were unhurt.
The St. Charles County Incident Response Team, a multijurisdictional policing group, is investigating the shooting. (AP)
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