ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis County police have identified the man fatally shot by an officer during a struggle near an apartment complex.
Police on Friday identified the suspect as 28-year-old Armond Lamont Beckwith-Bell. Police spokesman Benjamin Granda says Beckwith-Bell was armed when he was shot Thursday in north St. Louis County.
Granda says two officers responding to a disturbance call found a man who appeared to be unresponsive inside an SUV.
One officer opened a door to secure a handgun inside the vehicle. Granda says the suspect reacted and a struggle ensued with the officer inside the vehicle.
Granda says the suspect started driving and the officer drew his gun and shot the suspect once.
The second officer eventually pulled his patrol car in front of the SUV to stop it.
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