Another police shooting just two miles from the troubled St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has brought protesters back out onto the streets.
A policeman shot and killed 18 year old Antonio Martin after he allegedly threatened the officer with a gun.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Pollice Chief Jon Belmar says the officer, fearing for his own life, fired in self-defense.
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Police Chief Jon Belmar says the officer is a 6-year veteran of the force and he believed he was using "commensurate force" under the circumstances.
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