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CAHOKIA — An off-duty police officer fatally shot a fugitive in a suburban St. Louis Walmart parking lot after the man crashed into several vehicles, nearly ran over several people and drove at the officer in an attempt to get away, authorities said.

The St. Clair County Coroner's office identified the man Tuesday as 35-year-old Jason Stringer, of Centerville. He was wanted on several charges, including fleeing from the police and being a felon in possession of a weapon, according to a news release from the police department in Cahokia, which is just south of St. Louis.

The off-duty Washington Park officer saw the man enter the store shortly before 5 p.m. Monday and called the Cahokia police, according to the news release. Officers arrived and when the man saw them in the parking lot, he ran for his vehicle and sped off, striking a pillar in front of the store and other vehicles and nearly striking pedestrians in the parking lot. With the car heading at him, the off-duty officer fired several times, striking the man at least once.

Stringer managed to drive away, with officers from several law enforcement agencies in pursuit. The fleeing vehicle struck vehicles on the roadway before hitting a median about a mile from the store. Officers arrived and Stringer was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.