US police shoot suspect dead near protest scene

St. Louis (AFP) - Police from the US city of St Louis shot dead another suspect on Tuesday a short distance from a suburb that is already the scene of protests over last week's killing of an unarmed teenager.

St Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said in a tweet that officers had responded to a call and found an apparently agitated man, armed with a knife who yelled "kill me now" and approached the patrol.

In a tweet from his own account retweeted by his force, Dotson said: "Officers gave suspect verbal commands. Officers feared for their safety and both officers fired their weapons. Suspect is deceased." .... http://news.yahoo.com