Knife-wielding man in St. Louis airport shot and killed by police

A knife-wielding fishy was changeable and killed Friday greeting astatine St. Louis Lambert International Airport aft refusing orders to driblet his weapon, constabulary said. 

The officer-involved shooting happened astir 1:05 a.m. section clip arsenic "STL Airport Police officers were conducting regular information checks successful Terminal 1" and "encountered an big antheral with a knife," according to St. Louis County Police. 

"The fishy refused to driblet the limb and was tased by 1 constabulary officer. The fishy continued to beforehand towards officers, and a 2nd constabulary serviceman fired his work weapon, striking the antheral suspect," constabulary added. "He was pronounced deceased connected scene." 

Investigators said some officers progressive successful the incidental person been with STL Airport Police for six months and 1 year, respectively, and each person anterior instrumentality enforcement experience.

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A terminal astatine St. Louis Lambert International Airport, left. On the right, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers inspect hose passengers earlier they committee their flights astatine the airdrome successful October 2016. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

St. Louis County Police Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives are present reviewing the incident. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to St. Louis Lambert International Airport for comment. 

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A antheral walking with his carry-on luggage astatine St. Louis Lambert International Airport. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The fishy has not been publically identified.

"Today’s incidental successful Terminal One was a tragic lawsuit for our Airport Community. However, I instrumentality large pridefulness successful our response. As constabulary responded and region authorities conducted their investigation, we were capable to proceed mean operations astatine STL," St. Louis Lambert International Airport CEO and Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge told KSDK. 

An American Eagle level is seen connected the tarmac astatine St Louis Lambert International Airport successful St Louis, Missouri, connected Oct. 23, 2019.  (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)

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"The Terminal One MetroLink presumption was closed for astir 3 hours. During that time, shuttle buses were utilized to transport riders from Terminal One to the Terminal Two MetroLink station," she added. "The airdrome is cooperating with the St. Louis County Police Department arsenic they proceed their investigation."