Chief Jon Belmar later said at a news conference that a 41-year-old officer from St. Louis County was shot in the shoulder. A 32-year-old officer from Webster Groves was shot in the face.
Both officers were conscious and being treated for their injuries at a nearby hospital, Belmar said. He did not provide details on their conditions, but added that “those are very serious gunshot injuries.”
The shootings happened as the officers stood together in front of the Ferguson Police Department on S. Florissant Road. Belmar said at least three shots came from the “north, northwest,” across the street. Police did not know Thursday morning who opened fire, but when asked if the shots came from protesters Belmar replied that “somehow they were embedded in that group of folks.”
He added that based on the bullet trajectories the shooter appears to have targeted the police.
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