MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – Police officers in the US State of Missouri fatally shot a 23-year-old black man just about ten days after the police killing of black teenager Michael Brown in the St. Louis area, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon just several miles south of the city of Ferguson, where the shooting of 18-year-old Brown has triggered a wave of mass protests and riots.
According to law enforcement officers, the 23-year-old victim, who has yet to be identified, refused to obey the police after he robbed a convenience store and tried to attack them with a knife. The officers reportedly fired about five bullets each at the young man.
None of the officers were hurt, police said. They were put on administrative duty pending an investigation.
St. Louis City Police Chief Sam Dotson said that the incident was not anyhow related to the events in Ferguson. As he was issuing his statement following the killing an angry crowd started gathering at the scene.
