Two Officers Shot in Ferguson
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:29 am
CNN)—Two police officers were shot in Ferguson on Thursday morning when what started as a celebration of the police chief's resignation gave way to violence and gunfire.
"These police officers were standing there and they were shot, just because they were police officers," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said.
But neither of those shot was from the Ferguson Police Department. One, a 14-year veteran of the St. Louis County Police Department, was struck in the shoulder. The other, a 7-year veteran of the Webster Groves Police Department, was hit in the face, Belmar said.
The officers were in serious condition Thursday morning. It's not clear who the shooter was.
Police from an array of jurisdictions were in the city keeping an eye on the protestors at the time.
Several protesters said the shooter was not near the crowd of demonstrators, but was on a grassy hill.
The gunman was "no less than 100 feet" away, protester Kayla Reed said.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/12/us/ferguson-protests/
"These police officers were standing there and they were shot, just because they were police officers," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said.
But neither of those shot was from the Ferguson Police Department. One, a 14-year veteran of the St. Louis County Police Department, was struck in the shoulder. The other, a 7-year veteran of the Webster Groves Police Department, was hit in the face, Belmar said.
The officers were in serious condition Thursday morning. It's not clear who the shooter was.
Police from an array of jurisdictions were in the city keeping an eye on the protestors at the time.
Several protesters said the shooter was not near the crowd of demonstrators, but was on a grassy hill.
The gunman was "no less than 100 feet" away, protester Kayla Reed said.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/12/us/ferguson-protests/