Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Two Dead at Ferguson Gas Station

Jefferson, Missouri — Following an officer-involved gunshot at the QuikTrip gas station in Ferguson, one man lay dead on West Florissant and another lay near one of the pumps.

Tuesday morning at approximately 1:36 A.M., according to the police, an officer inside the gas station heard gunfire outside. The Ferguson policeman opened fire after witnessing one of the males shoot at another individual.

Sergeant Tracy Panus, a St. Louis County public information officer, stated, “Preliminary investigation has revealed the two adult males arrived at the business in the same vehicle and are believed to know one another.”

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Nine years have passed since the incident involving the 37-year-old City of Ferguson police officer. There were no wounds to the officer.

The St. Louis County Police Department is in charge of the investigation at the request of the Ferguson Police Department. Authorities are still figuring out who shot whom.