St. Louis Police Fatally Shoot Suspect Who Stabbed Officer

ST. LOUIS -- A man was shot and killed by St. Louis police after he stabbed an officer inside an apartment Tuesday morning, police say.

The officer suffered a cut to his arm during the encounter, Interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole said. The injured officer was taken to a hospital and was expected to be treated and released.

Officers went to the two-family flat in the 5200 block of Ridge Avenue, east of Union Boulevard in the Academy neighborhood, about 8 a.m. after getting two calls about a stabbing, O'Toole said.

Officers arrived to find a stabbing victim, a man who had severe wounds. He told police the name of the person who stabbed him. The suspect was still in the flat.

When officers tried to arrest the suspect, a 30-year-old man, he stabbed one of the officers with a large kitchen knife, police said.

"The suspect flourished a knife and slashed at the officers, slicing the one officer on the arm," O'Toole said.

The injured officer and his partner both fired their weapons, striking and killing the man. Police have not released the name of the man who died.

Police also haven't said any more about the victim who was stabbed earlier in the morning, including his medical condition or relationship to the suspect.

A young child, 2 or 3 years old, was at the scene but unhurt, police said.

By about 11 a.m., a half dozen people who have protested at police shootings in the past had arrived on the block of Ridge where the shooting happened. They were standing nearby but not chanting.

O’Toole spoke to reporters outside the entrance to the hospital where the injured officer was taken. O'Toole said the officer has been with the department for seven years and is in his early 30s. The officer's partner has been on the force nine years.

O'Toole said police had been to the building early this year for domestic issues. He said there was "some sort of fire incident at the same address" Monday night that was handled by the Fire Department. O'Toole had no additional details on the fire. He said investigators are assuming the fire had some connection to the stabbing Tuesday morning.

Fire Capt. Garon Mosby said he would gather information on Monday night's fire.

Copyright 2017 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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