December 24, 2014 10:31 AM EST
A uthorities in Missouri said a police officer fatally shot a teenager, identified by his mother as 18-year-old Antonio Martin, after he allegedly pointed a gun at the officer Tuesday evening at a gas station about two miles away from Ferguson. At least 100 demonstrators gathered at the scene of the shooting and clashed with police; Chief Jon Belmar said 4 people were arrested and one officer was hospitalized after a brick struck his face, NBC News reports .
Police try to control a crowd on Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Toni Martin cries out on Dec. 24, 2014 as she talks to police at the scene where she says her son was fatally shot at a gas station in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Police stand guard on Dec. 24, 2014, following a shooting Tuesday at a gas station in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Police try to control a crowd on Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Police photograph a gun on the ground on Dec. 24, 2014 following a shooting at a gas station in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP A police officer with a fire extinguisher stands in the broken out entry to a QuikTrip on Dec. 24, 2014 following a shooting nearby in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Police try to control a crowd on Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Police hold back a crowd at the perimeter of a scene on Dec. 24, 2014, following a shooting at a gas station in Berkeley, Mo. David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP More Must-Reads from TIME Where Trump 2.0 Will Differ From 1.0 How Elon Musk Became a Kingmaker The Power—And Limits—of Peer Support The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 Column: If Optimism Feels Ridiculous Now, Try Hope The Future of Climate Action Is Trade Policy FX’s Say Nothing Is the Must-Watch Political Thriller of 2024 Merle Bombardieri Is Helping People Make the Baby Decision