The incident is bound to rivet attention on the shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson.
RT @EliKMBC: Chief of Police says theft suspect approached officers with a knife, yelling at officers to shoot him. pic.twitter.com/cu6FByKe6Q
— Eli Yokley (@eyokley) August 19, 2014
.@ChiefSLMPD says both officers fired weapons, “feared for their safety” around man armed with knife: https://t.co/Yt0YbGFX8r #Ferguson
— Eli Yokley (@eyokley) August 19, 2014
According to a tweet posted by Fox News in St. Louis, a crowd had formed around the crime scene and chanted “Don’t shoot.”
Protesters have chanted “Don’t shoot” during the demonstration in Ferguson.
Crowd chanting hands up don't shoot. @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/lGGt472Z2L
— George Sells (@GeorgeSells) August 19, 2014
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