Protesters turned out in Berkeley, Missouri on Wednesday night to protest the shooting death of an armed black teenager a day earlier.<br/> <br />Demonstrators blocked traffic, and stood in front of police at the gas station where an 18 year old black male was shot by police on Tuesday night after he pointed a loaded weapon at an officer.<br/> <br />Local media have identified the deceased man as Antonio Martin.<br/> <br />It happened near Ferguson, Missouri where the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer set off massive demonstrations nation wide.<br/> <br />Police said officers had been responding to reports of a theft and had approached Martin and another person.<br/> <br />They say Martin then pointed a loaded 9 mm handgun at the officer, who fired three shots, one of which fatally wounded Martin.<br/> <br />Police said they found a handgun with a defaced serial number at the scene.
