The suspect in a serious incident at St. Louis Lambert International Airport was fatally shot by police early Friday (November 21) morning, KSDK reports.

A man was found holding a knife when officers conducted routine security checks at the American Airlines ticketing counter at around 1:05 a.m., according to the St. Louis County Police Department. STL Airport Police officers reportedly told the man to drop the knife and he refused, at which point a stun gun was used on the suspect.

The man kept advancing toward officers, at which point he was fatally shot, a St. Louis Police Department spokesperson confirmed during a news conference addressing the incident. No additional injuries were reported.

The STL Airport officers involved in the incident were reported to have been with th

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