Yesterday morning, an incident unfolded in St. Louis when a man allegedly armed with a knife was shot by a police officer. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported that they responded to a 911 call in the 5500 block of Wells, where a man in his late 60s or early 70s was confronted by police after he was said to have pulled a knife on another individual. According to SLMPD's statement, officers repeatedly instructed the man to drop the weapon before he began to quickly approach them, knife in hand.

In an effort to safely gain distance, the officers continued to command the man to stop while backing up. However, the situation escalated when the man began to suddenly run towards the officers. One officer, with three years on the force, then made the decision to quickly discharge their weapon. Emergency medical services were called to the scene, and the man was transported to a local hospital where he's been listed in stable condition, expected to make a recovery.

The aftermath of the shooting is now under the scrutiny of the Force Investigation Unit, which is standard procedure in such incidents involving officers using potentially lethal force. A knife was recovered at the scene, corroborating the initial reports of the man being armed. The ongoing investigation aims to piece together the details of the encounter and determine the appropriateness of the officer's response.