Clashes: Police and protesters in Ferguson yesterday (Picture: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Standard Reporter19 August 2014
US police officers are reported to have fatally shot a 23-year-old man who they said was ‘wielding a knife’.
The incident took place close to Ferguson, where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer.
Police Chief Sam Dotson said officers responded to an alert at shop where a man was reported to have stolen energy drinks and a pastry.
He said the man was behaving erratically and said “shoot me now, kill me now”.
Officers were reported to open fire when the man began to approach them with a knife.
No officers were injured in the incident.
Ferguson has been hit with riots since the shooting unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
Yesterday peaceful protests turned ugly after a tense standoff erupted into street battles.
