An 18-year-old black teen, Antonio Martin was fatally shot by police at a gas station late on Tuesday in a St. Louis suburb, close to the place where unarmed teen – Michael Brown – was killed by a white officer in August, police and local media have said.
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St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Brian Schellman, in a statement disclosed that the police officer shot and killed Martin, who drew a handgun and pointed it at him as he approached him and another man at a gas station in the St. Louis-area suburb of Berkeley.
“Fearing for his life, the Berkeley Officer fired several shots, striking the subject, fatally wounding him,” he said.
However dozens of Twitter users claim Martin was unarmed when he was shot as several protesters have gathered at the scene, demanding that the police explain what happened.
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A man calling himself Jesus Christo on Twitter, told The Huffington Post that he and Martin were stopped by an officer who said they fit the descriptions of recent robbery suspects.
Christo, 18, declined to speak over the phone, but spoke through direct messages on Twitter.
According to him, the officer attempted to search Martin, who refused, Christo said.
“The officer then stepped back and drew his weapon and pointed at Antonio and told us to lay on the ground,” Christo said. “I layed down but Antonio refused.”
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the incident was followed by protesters clashing with police, at least three people have been arrested in the clashes.
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St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Brian Schellman, in a statement disclosed that the police officer shot and killed Martin, who drew a handgun and pointed it at him as he approached him and another man at a gas station in the St. Louis-area suburb of Berkeley.
“Fearing for his life, the Berkeley Officer fired several shots, striking the subject, fatally wounding him,” he said.
However dozens of Twitter users claim Martin was unarmed when he was shot as several protesters have gathered at the scene, demanding that the police explain what happened.
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A man calling himself Jesus Christo on Twitter, told The Huffington Post that he and Martin were stopped by an officer who said they fit the descriptions of recent robbery suspects.
Christo, 18, declined to speak over the phone, but spoke through direct messages on Twitter.
According to him, the officer attempted to search Martin, who refused, Christo said.
“The officer then stepped back and drew his weapon and pointed at Antonio and told us to lay on the ground,” Christo said. “I layed down but Antonio refused.”
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the incident was followed by protesters clashing with police, at least three people have been arrested in the clashes.
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