Police have released CCTV showing the moment before a black teenager was shot dead by a white officer in a killing which has sparked more violent protests in Missouri.
The 18-year-old was killed at a Mobil petrol station in the St Louis suburb of Berkeley on Tuesday night.
St Louis County Police chief Jon Belmar said the officer was responding to a call about a theft at around 11.15pm when he saw two men and approached them.
He said after talking to the individuals, one of the men pulled out a 9mm pistol and pointed it at the officer.
Chief Belmar said the officer fired three shots and one struck the teenager.
No shots were fired by the suspect, who was identified by his mother to local media as Antonio Martin.
CCTV video appears to show the man pointing a gun at the officer.
Detectives said they recovered the dead man's weapon at the scene.
Chief Belmar said the victim was known to police and had previously been arrested for assault and armed robbery.
Following the shooting, a crowd of up to 300 people gathered around the cordoned off forecourt.
A wall of police officers, some wearing riot helmets, guarded the scene with bystanders shouting at them in a tense standoff.
Footage showed fireworks being let off and some officers were injured after bricks were thrown.
Four people were arrested and there were also reports of others trying to break into local businesses.
Chief Belmar said he understood the emotions of the young people but that "bad choices were made" by the victim.
"This individual could have complied with the officer, he could have run away, he could have dropped the gun.
"All sorts of things could have happened. It didn't have to end with him approaching the officer with a 9mm pistol in his hand," he said.
He said the victim was dead when paramedics arrived.
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CCTV shows the moment before an officer fatally shoots Antonio Martin in Missouri
The black teenager is shot by a police officer at a petrol station in Berkeley, St Louis
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