Police say the 18-year-old was armed when he was killed just two miles from where Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson.
A black teenager has been shot dead by a
police officer in the same city where the killing of Michael Brown
sparked global protests.
The 18-year-old was killed at a Mobil petrol station in the suburb of Berkeley in St Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday night.
Sergeant Brian Schellman, from St Louis County Police, said a police officer was conducting a routine business check at around 11.15pm when he saw two men and approached them.
He said one of the men pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officer.
Sgt Schellman said: "Fearing for his life, the Berkeley Officer fired several shots, striking the subject, fatally wounding him."
He added that the second suspect fled.
Detectives said they recovered the dead man's weapon at the scene.
A crowd of around 60 people gathered at the scene, where a police cordon was set up around the forecourt.
Video, which was live-streamed online, showed a wall of police officers, some wearing riot helmets, guarding the scene with bystanders shouting at them in a tense standoff.
Footage showed fireworks or smoke bombs being let off.
A number of people were arrested and there were also reports of people trying to break into local businesses.
The victim has been identified as Antonio Martin by his mother Toni Martin who was at the scene overnight.
Vines were posted online showing a woman thought to be Ms Martin crying "That's my baby" as she found out that the victim was her son.
She told the St Louis Post-Dispatch that her son had been out with his girlfriend.
"His girlfriend told me the police was messing with him. He was trying to get up and run and they started shooting.
Video:
Ms Martin said he was a "good young man" who was "trying to get his life back together" after being expelled from school.
She said her son was not carrying a gun.
His body is thought to have been lying in the car park near the petrol station for around two hours.
The victim's identity has not been confirmed by police.
Berkeley is the neighbouring suburb to Ferguson where an unarmed Michael Brown was killed by police officer Darren Wilson on 9 August.
Protests spilled over into violence when a grand jury decided not to charge Mr Wilson.
Demonstrations in cities across the country gained in momentum when a New York grand jury decided not to charge police over the death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old black man whom police tackled and put in a chokehold.
About 200 people marched in New York on Tuesday, defying Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for protests to be suspended after two police officers were killed in their patrol car on Saturday in an apparent revenge attack.
Sergeant Brian Schellman, from St Louis County Police, said a police officer was conducting a routine business check at around 11.15pm when he saw two men and approached them.
He said one of the men pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officer.
Sgt Schellman said: "Fearing for his life, the Berkeley Officer fired several shots, striking the subject, fatally wounding him."
Police have formed a wall on the forecourt
Detectives said they recovered the dead man's weapon at the scene.
A crowd of around 60 people gathered at the scene, where a police cordon was set up around the forecourt.
Video, which was live-streamed online, showed a wall of police officers, some wearing riot helmets, guarding the scene with bystanders shouting at them in a tense standoff.
Footage showed fireworks or smoke bombs being let off.
A number of people were arrested and there were also reports of people trying to break into local businesses.
The victim has been identified as Antonio Martin by his mother Toni Martin who was at the scene overnight.
Vines were posted online showing a woman thought to be Ms Martin crying "That's my baby" as she found out that the victim was her son.
She told the St Louis Post-Dispatch that her son had been out with his girlfriend.
"His girlfriend told me the police was messing with him. He was trying to get up and run and they started shooting.
She said her son was not carrying a gun.
His body is thought to have been lying in the car park near the petrol station for around two hours.
The victim's identity has not been confirmed by police.
Berkeley is the neighbouring suburb to Ferguson where an unarmed Michael Brown was killed by police officer Darren Wilson on 9 August.
Protests spilled over into violence when a grand jury decided not to charge Mr Wilson.
Demonstrations in cities across the country gained in momentum when a New York grand jury decided not to charge police over the death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old black man whom police tackled and put in a chokehold.
About 200 people marched in New York on Tuesday, defying Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for protests to be suspended after two police officers were killed in their patrol car on Saturday in an apparent revenge attack.
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