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November 4, 2015

St. Louis Officers Avoid Charges for Killing of Kajieme Powell 
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Two police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, will not face criminal
charges for killing an African-American man last year. Kajieme Powell
was accused of stealing energy drinks and donuts from a convenience
store. Cellphone video appears to show police shot him within 20 seconds
of arriving at the scene. He appears to have a knife in his hand. The
St. Louis prosecutor said officers Nicholas Shelton and Ellis Brown
acted in self-defense. Powell was shot 10 days after the police killing
of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson.

 

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