Teen Shot St. Louis: 18-Year-Old Shot 17 Times By Off-Duty Police Officer

Teen shot St. Louis has outraged the residents of the area, especially as many likened this recent incident to the case of Michael Brown. Only 12 miles to the south of the spot where Brown was killed, another 18-year-old has died at the hands of a police officer.

On Wednesday, a local police officer, who was off-duty at the time, opened fire on teen shot St. Louis, and the, according to the authorities, the policeman only stopped firing after 17 shots.

The residents were very angry, while some even went as far as damaging some police cars. They pointed out that the latest teen shot St. Louis incident was the exact same thing that happened to Brown. However, a report from CNN has stated that the similarities are actually pretty slim.

The victim was black. The police officer, who shot the teen numerous times, was white. And the shooting happened in the St. Louis metro area. However, the commonalities end there.

What makes this teen shot St. Louis case different is because the teen who was shot down was armed. Plus, he opened fire on the officer first, according to Sam Dotson, St. Louis Police Chief.

This incident comes on the heels of the Brown shooting, which happened only two months ago in the suburban area of Ferguson, and a bit ahead of a "Weekend of Resistance" in St. Louis, where activists will be rallying for quicker movement in the investigation of the Brown case.

Tensions are already high in the area, and it remains uncertain how this recent teen shot St. Louis incident will affect the current mood.

"At the scene of yet another young man's death. This happens too often in our city," St. Louis Alderman Antonio French wrote on Twitter. "It's a crisis that we should all be concerned about."

After the news of the teen shot St. Louis broke out, a crowd quickly gathered themselves at an area that was pretty close to the Missouri Botanical Garden, chanting slogans as police officers stood by. The crowd chanted, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, these killer cops have got to go." The crowd was re-using a popular chant that was widely used by Brown protesters.