Missouri Officer Shot Point-Blank, Killed by 18-year-old

Trenton Forster, who faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges in the early morning shooting, was inside a car when he shot Snyder, authorities said. A second officer arrived moments later and fired at Forster, striking him several times and wounding him, they said.

County prosecutor Robert McCulloch, when announcing the charges against Forster on Thursday afternoon, said more charges are “highly likely.” He said Forster remained in stable condition and is expected to survive. Forster will be jailed on a $1 million bond once he’s released from the hospital.

Police were called shortly after 5 a.m. about a reported disturbance in Green Park, a community of about 2,600 residents in Missouri’s south St. Louis County. Belmar said a young man was banging on the door of a house and demanding to …Read the Rest

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