Off-duty St. Louis cop kills man sparking protest

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An off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed a black 18-year-old who had fired at him, authorities said Thursday. The killing led to an angry demonstration, with some protesters likening it to the August killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white officer in nearby Ferguson.

Hours after the shooting late Wednesday, a crowd gathered at the scene near the Missouri Botanical Garden. Some shouted “Hands up, don’t shoot” in reference to the fatal shooting in August of an unarmed 18-year-old African-American, Michael Brown, by a white police officer in nearby Ferguson.

That shooting led to weeks of sometimes violent unrest in the St. Louis suburb. The officer, Darren Wilson, has not been charged in the shooting.

People who described themselves as relatives of the man who was killed Wednesday told The St. Louis Post Dispatch that he was not armed.

Story compiled from Associated Press.