One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri early Friday morning, according to local police.
At approximately 1:05 a.m. on Friday, police officers at the airport were conducting “routine security checks” in Terminal 1 when they “encountered an adult male with a knife,” officials said.
The suspect “refused to drop the weapon” and was then tased by one police officer, officials said.
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When the suspect continued to advance toward officers, a second police officer “fired his service weapon, striking the male subject,” officials said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
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The officers involved in the shooting have been with St. Louis Lambert International Airport for six months and one year, respectively, with both having prior law enforcement experience, officials said.
Police said the incident remains an active investigation and that “preliminary details could change.”
Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Bureau of Crimes Against Persons were “contacted to assume case responsibility,” officials said.
