ST. LOUIS • 51ºÚÁÏ police have interviewed a 14-year-old they say fled from the scene where police fatally shot an 18-year-old whom they say pointed a gun at them while running from a police raid.
Police spokeswoman Leah Freeman said the boy came to police headquarters to speak with detectives Tuesday, accompanied by his mother and an attorney.
She said police have not referred the teen to juvenile authorities, but would not comment on the information the teen shared with detectives.Ìý
Police say the teen along with Mansur Ball-Bey, 18, ran out the back door of a home Aug. 19 along the 1200 block of Walton Avenue as police .Ìý
They say Ball-Bey pointed a stolen handgun with an extended magazine at one of them.
One officer fired three shots and another fired once. An attorney for the officers, Brian Millikan, said one of his clients was standing at a different angle to Ball-Bey and fired once, fatally striking Ball-Bey in the back, in defense of his partner.Ìý
Jerryl Christmas and Jermaine Wooten, attorneys for the family of Ball-Bey, .
Mansur Ball-Bey, who was killed by 51ºÚÁÏ police during a raid upon an aunt's residence near Fountain Park on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. His family belonged to Moorish Science Temple of America. Members wear a hat called a fez, and many include Bey or El in their last names. Photo courtesy of family
Shooting happened on Walton Avenue near Page Boulevard in Fountain Park neighborhood
Mansur Ball-Bey, who was killed by 51ºÚÁÏ police during a raid upon an aunt's residence near Fountain Park on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. His family belonged to Moorish Science Temple of America. Members wear a hat called a fez, and many include Bey or El in their last names. Photo courtesy of family
