--- description: Authorities in Missouri said a police officer fatally shot a teenager after he allegedly pointed a gun at the officer Tuesday evening title: See the Aftermath of the Fatal Police Shooting of Antonio Martin image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1ba37cd86ad9bb9/6987772da988ca1d596ab986/antonio-martin-police-ferguson-berkeley-007.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Aftermath of the Fatal Police Shooting of Antonio Martin by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2014 3:31 PM CUT  Police try to control a crowd on Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. 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 by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2014 3:31 PM CUT Authorities in Missouri said a police officer [fatally shot](http://time.com/3646582/police-shoot-teenager-ferguson/ "undefined") 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](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fatal-cop-shooting-teen-berkeley-missouri-sparks-clashes-n274181 "undefined").  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. 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