An 18-year-old man was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a Missouri police officer.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCullough told reporters that Trenton Forster was being held on $1 million bail. McCullough said Forster was also charged with armed criminal action and added that more charges may be filed.
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Authorities say Forster was trying to enter a house early Thursday when he was approached by St. Louis County officer Blake Snyder, 33. Police said Forster shot Snyder one time, killing the officer “almost immediately.”
Forster was then shot and wounded multiple times by a second officer, and was in stable condition at a local hospital.