Missouri cop, 33, is shot and killed ‘point blank’ by 18-year-old suspected drug dealer: Officer leaves behind two-year-old son and wife
Blake Snyder, 33, was killed by the white male suspect at 5am on Thursday
Police said the teen shot at Snyder ‘almost immediately’ after he arrived
A second officer returned fire and shot the teen, who is in critical condition
Snyder, who has a two-year-old son, is department’s first death in 10 years
By ANNETA KONSTANTINIDES
DAILYMAIL.COM
6 October 2016
A Missouri police officer was shot and killed by an 18-year-old suspect during an early morning shootout in a small middle-class community on Thursday.
Blake Snyder, 33, has been identified as the slain St Louis County police officer. He leaves behind a wife and a two-year-old son.
Snyder was shot by the suspect, a white male, ‘almost immediately’ after he arrived on the scene with another officer at 5am.
Snyder was struck point-blank and the wound was immediately fatal, Chief Jon Belmar told KSDK.
The second officer returned fire and injured the teen, who is currently in critical condition. His name has not yet been released.
Authorities said Snyder and the second officer were responding to a disturbance call in Green Park when he was shot.
The suspect is connected to a felony narcotics case that Sydney was involved with, Belmar told CBS St Louis.
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