Police killing in Berkeley, Missouri

Police stand guard during a protest at Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, Missouri on December 25, 2014, days after a man was fatally shot at a suburban gas station by a police officer. (Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters)

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Dec. 24, 2014 5:59 AM PT

A suburban St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at him at a gas station, police said.

Protesters block traffic in Berkeley, Missouri, December 24, 2014. (Kate Munsch / Reuters)

A protester shouts at police in Berkeley, Missouri, December 24, 2014. (Kate Munsch / Reuters)

Relatives of Antonio Martin, an armed black man fatally shot by police late on Tuesday, pay tribute in front of a memorial at the site of the shooting in Berkeley, Missouri December 24, 2014. (Kate Munsch / Reuters)

Toni Martin-Green, mother of Antonio Martin, an armed man fatally shot by police late on Tuesday, lights a candle during a vigil for her son in Berkeley, Missouri, December 24, 2014. (Kate Munsch / Reuters)

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Police killing in Berkeley, Missouri

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