St. Louis officers fatally shoot gun-wielding man ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two veteran St. Louis police officers have fatally shot a man who pointed a gun in their direction during the city's annual Mardi Gras celebration. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/Xk4FMi) reports the officers were working secondary security jobs for the all-day street party at 2:30 p.m. Saturday when they responded to shots fired south of the Mardi Gras zone.