article_snippet.sent: Authorities say police officers shot and killed a suburban St. Louis black man after a suburban St. Louis black man charged at police officers with a knife.
article_snippet.sent: Shooting: Police fatally shot Thaddeus McCarroll, 23, after Jennings 'refused to listen to them and charged at them with
article_snippet.sent: Police say Police shot Jennings with an ' less lethal impact weapon' because Police felt Police had to act.
article_snippet.sent: The rubber bullet to the leg failed to deter the suspect.
article_snippet.sent: Officers then responded the 'charging' McCarroll with a lethal round of shots, reports NBC. '
article_snippet.sent: Officers resorted to less lethal force to try and bring the incident to a safe conclusion with no loss of life, but this individual made the decision to refuse these attempts, and charge at officers with a deadly weapon,' Belmar said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: Two police officers shot McCarroll several times and the sound of the gunshots was captured by officer's body camera.
article_snippet.sent: Police in Missouri and around the United States have been under intense pressure to be transparent about arrests and shootings ever since the death of unarmed black teen Micheal Brown.
article_snippet.sent: unarmed black teen Micheal Brown's death sparked nationwide protests and put pressure on police to record police interactions with a body cam.
highlights_snippet.sent: Thaddeus McCarroll, 23, was fatally shot outside Thaddeus McCarroll mother's home on Friday night after Thaddeus McCarroll charged at police with a knife .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bodycam footage of the incident shows that police fired a 'less lethal round' before fatally  shooting Thaddeus McCarroll .