Current:Home > InvestPolice confirm Missouri officer fired fatal shot that killed man who allegedly shot another man -TrueNorth Finance Path
Police confirm Missouri officer fired fatal shot that killed man who allegedly shot another man
View
Date:2025-04-17 12:03:59
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fired the fatal shot that killed at man at a gas station in the St. Louis suburb, police said Wednesday.
The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a convenience store. Police said 26-year-old Detarius Haynes and 18-year-old Joshua Campbell were in a vehicle that pulled up to a gas pump. St. Louis County police said in a news release that Campbell shot Haynes, who collapsed and died near the gas pump. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted that shooting.
A Ferguson officer who was walking out of the store shot Campbell. He ran onto West Florissant Road, where he collapsed and died, St. Louis County police said.
The 37-year-old officer was unhurt.
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Black-owned children's bookstore in North Carolina is closing over alleged threats
- Vermont driver is charged with aggravated murder in fatal crash that killed a police officer
- Court asked to allow gunman to withdraw guilty plea in fatal shooting after high school graduation
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Eclipse watchers stuck in heavy traffic driving home: Worst traffic I've ever seen
- A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible
- Are casino workers entitled to a smoke-free workplace? The UAW thinks so.
- Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
- Here are the questions potential jurors in Trump's hush money trial will be asked
Ranking
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’
- Giannis Antetokounmpo exits Bucks-Celtics game with non-contact leg injury
- More than half of foreign-born people in US live in just 4 states and half are naturalized citizens
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Dan Hurley, Rick Barnes pocket record-setting bonuses for college basketball coaches
- Trump’s lawyers try for a third day to get NY appeals court to delay hush-money trial
- Lunchables have concerning levels of lead and sodium, Consumer Reports finds
Recommendation
Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
Congress summons Boeing’s CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery
Presumed remains of missing teen found in Utah after accused killer reportedly leads authorities to burial site
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
What to know about UConn head coach Dan Hurley, from playing to coaching
Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright Only Had Sex This Often Before Breakup
Stock market today: Asian markets are mixed, Shanghai falls as Fitch lowers China’s rating outlook