Police killings
2013-2020

Otis Roberson

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 2/9/2013

St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Ninth Street and Barton Street

Two St. Louis patrolmen, working part-time jobs for Mardi Gras Inc., responded to a report of gunfire. When they arrived, they observed Roberson brandishing a handgun. The officers ordered him to drop the gun; he instead turned and pointed it in their direction. Both officers fired shots, wounding the man. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.