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Police at St. Louis Lambert International Airport encountered a man with a knife just after 1 a.m. on Friday Nov., 21

Officers told the man to drop the weapon

When he refused, he was shot and killed by police, authorities allege

A man who allegedly refused to drop a knife he was wielding at St. Louis Lambert International Airport was shot and killed by police on Friday morning, authorities said.

Just after 1 a.m. on Nov. 21, airport police officers were conducting routine security checks in Terminal 1 when they allegedly saw a man carrying a knife, the St. Louis County Police Department said in a news release.

The suspect allegedly refused to drop the weapon and was tased by one police officer, according to police.

“The suspect continued to advance towards officers, an

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