Blake Snyder was a Police officer for the St.

Louis County Police Department.

^[2]He was a four-year veteran of the force and had been described as a great guy and dedicated cop by his peers.

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In the early morning of October 6th, 2016, Snyder and another park officer were responding to a call in Green Park, Missouri.

^[1]Snyder was giving commands to the suspect, Trenton Forster, a white male, shot Snyder with a pistol at point-blank range.

^[0]The wound proved to be immediately fatal.

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Snyder leaves behind a wife and a two-year-old son.

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It was the first death in the line of duty that the St.

Louis County Police Department experienced in 16 years.

^[1]The suspect has been identified as a person connected with an ongoing narcotics case that Snyder was working on.

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