Saturday, September 27, 2014

A Police Officer Is Shot in Ferguson

BREAKING NEWSSaturday, September 27, 2014 11:56 PM EDT
A Police Officer Is Shot in Ferguson
A police officer in Ferguson, Mo., was shot on Saturday night, the local authorities said, as protests continued over the death of an unarmed teenager who was shot by a police officer last month.
The shooting happened around 9:20 p.m., said Brian Schellman, a spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department. Officials did not immediately release the officer’s condition or the circumstances of the shooting.
In a video that was posted on social media, Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, told protesters that the officer was the only person who was shot.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/us/a-police-officer-is-shot-in-ferguson.html?emc=edit_na_20140927

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