Mo. man shot near Ferguson; alleged witnesses blame police
Police Say Suicidal Man Shot at Officers, Then Himself
KTVI - St. Louis, MO
Police say a suicidal teen shot himself in the face near Ferguson, Mo., drawing conflicting reports from witnesses who say cops wounded the man.
The 18-year-old was exchanging gunfire with Normandy police officers Wednesday afternoon when he turned the gun on himself, the St. Louis County Police Department said.
That critical blow to his face followed a brief police chase and an attempt to use a Taser, "which was ineffective," the investigating department said.
While pursuing the teen on foot, the officers said they momentarily lost sight of him before they heard an additional gunshot.
"As officers turned the corner, they observed the unresponsive male lying on the ground and rendered first aid. The male was transported to an area hospital where his condition is listed as critical," they stated in a release.
A woman was seen being wrestled to the ground while screaming, 'they shot my son!'
When someone asked her who her son is, she replies: 'The one you were shooting at!'
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Extremely emotional cell phone video apparently taken near the scene after the shots were fired shows a screaming woman being carried away while repeatedly crying, "They shot my son!"
The video's uploader claims it was filmed moments after police and the wounded man's family "chased him."
When asked who her son is, she replies: “The one you were shooting at!”
KTVL
A man shot himself in the face while exchanging gunfire with Normandy police officers on Wednesday, the city's police chief said.
A Twitter user who claims to have filmed some of the chaos from a distance shared a video of what she says captures the man and his mother pleading for police not to shoot.
"Don't kill my baby!" a woman is heard screaming in the distance.
The cry is followed by a single pop.
A man is then heard apparently screaming: "Don't kill me. Oh god."
"Please spread the word he did not shoot himself, Ferguson police shot him not Normandy," Nique2X, who uploaded the video, tweeted in all caps with the hashtag #eyewitness.
One Black Lives Matter group has also voiced outrage over the shooting while accusing cops of "huddling around trying to get their story together."
"Protesters get to Paddington at Bermuda right now. Cops shot somebody, according to witnesses. Ferguson Chief Andre Anderson is here," @NotOneDime2015 tweeted.
The City of Ferguson's Twitter account publicly addressed the shooting as well, stating that the St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the shooting but that, "Despite rumors, Ferguson PD did not shoot a suspect."
The shooting comes a little more than a year after Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American, was fatally shot by a white Ferguson police officer while unarmed, sparking racial tensions across the country
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