Police say a man has been shot and killed after wielding a knife at St. Louis airport
ST LOUIS AP An officer at St Louis busiest airport fatally shot a man who wielded a knife early Friday morning outside the doors of a terminal police mentioned No one else was injured Related Articles Massachusetts DPH pushes back against CDC s misinformation about vaccines and autism The US stock field holds steadier for now following its wildest day since April Coast Guard reverses program on agenda to call swastikas and nooses potentially divisive Google and US leadership battle over the future of internet advertising A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests Stick to the routine The shooting at St Louis Lambert International Airport happened around a m St Louis County Police spokesperson Vera Clay commented The area is located near the light rail line that transports travelers to the terminal and isn t behind a defense checkpoint according to maps of the airport posted on its website The rail line to Terminal was closed for about three hours with shuttles taking people from other drop-off points but was reopened later Friday morning The airport remained open Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge the airport director commented in comment Clay noted officers had noticed the man who was not identified in an area where he should not have been and refused to leave Clay revealed the man demonstrated officers a knife when they tried to get him to move Officers used Tasers but the man continued to advance toward the officers and one of them fired their gun fatally wounding the man Clay explained We don t believe this was an individual trying to catch an airplane or coming into town Clay explained She mentioned part of the inquiry will be focused on determining why the person was there and needed to be removed The two officers were part of the airport s police department and had six months and one year of system on the force respectively as well as earlier law enforcement experience St Louis County police revealed in an emailed message
