More Ferguson

[Sangersteve]

Officer confronted two burglars,protesters tweeted that the cops shot another "boy", later a St. Louis cop was shot at while driving home.

A Ferguson police officer was shot Saturday night, according to St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Brian Schellman. The officer, is still alive, Schellman said.

The shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Smith Avenue in Ferguson, near the new Ferguson Community Center.

Dozens of police cars from numerous jurisdictions converged on the area after the shooting. The shooter is reported to have fled into nearby woods.

Police have established a staging area near the St. Peters Evangelical Church of Christ on West Florissant Avenue.

Officers are still searching for the shooter, according to St. Louis County Police.

[grouchy]

I don't understand why it is taking so long for the grandjury to make a decision.

[glenn/dallas]

I'm not surprised, the world is full of nuts who want to stir things up one more time.

[BigTex]

Surely the Rev. Al pleaded with everybody not to make matters worse by shooting a cop.