RICHMOND HEIGHTS — A protest at the St. Louis Galleria mall ended Monday afternoon when two protesters blocking the street were arrested by Richmond Heights police.

About 25 to 30 protesters gathered at the mall just before 1:30 p.m. in response to the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Terry Tillman, of St. Louis, on Saturday. A Richmond Heights police officer saw Tillman carrying a gun inside the Galleria, and after a foot chase out of the mall, shot Tillman in Clayton about 3 p.m., according to St. Louis County police.

In response, protesters traveled through the mall Monday carrying signs reading “Justice for Terry” and chanting for at least 20 minutes, before taking the demonstration out on the street. Several protesters then blocked the intersection of South Brentwood Boulevard and Clayton Road for about five minutes. Police told the protesters to disperse before a group moved to block all lanes of South Brentwood Boulevard at Galleria Parkway for about 12 minutes, according to Richmond Heights police.

“We gave them 12 minutes in the roadway and told them, ‘You need to disperse,’” said Doug Schaeffler, Richmond Heights police chief.