Police identified the man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting south St. Louis City Tuesday.
23-year-old Ledarius Williams was fatally wounded by police in the 4100 block of Minnesota in the Dutchtown neighborhood around 3:40 p.m.
According to police, the officers attempted to speak with him before he took off running.
Officers said they followed him into a gangway on Meramec and eventually found him hiding behind a bush in another gangway.
A struggle then ensued. During the struggle, police said Williams produced a gun and turned it towards the officers. One of the officers then fired four shots at Williams.
Williams was taken to a hospital, but later died. No officers were injured.