A viral video captured what transpired between a businessman in St Louis before he shot a disabled man on a wheelchair for allegedly trying to break into his store and attacking him with a knife.
In the footage, the business owner accosted the man in the wheelchair at the entrance of his premises. According to him, he had watched the disabled man via his surveillance camera, trying to break into his store.
The business owner had a gun and was preventing the crippled man from leaving the scene. After some exchanges, he allowed the suspect to leave but as he left, the disabled man slashed at the store owner with a knife.
The storeowner prompting fired a shot at the man, toppling him off his wheelchair.
According to reports, the shot shooting was not fatal and both men subsequently decided to drop charges against each other.
Watch the video below: