Two police officers were shot during a protest outside the Ferguson, Missouri police headquarters early on Thursday, police said, just hours after the city's police chief quit following a damning justice report into his department.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters that a 41-year-old officer from his department was struck in the shoulder and a 32-year-old officer from the nearby Webster Groves Police Department was hit in the face around midnight as the crowd was starting to break up.
He said he did not know the conditions of the officers, whom he did not identify, but said they were both conscious and being treated at a local hospital.
The St. Louis County Police Department Twitter account had earlier said both of the shot officers were from their department.
Several dozen protesters had gathered in front of the Ferguson police department earlier on Wednesday night, just hours after the city's police chief, Thomas Jackson, announced his resignation.
Belmar said that the shooter was "embedded" in the group of demonstrators who were standing across from the officers at the time.
"The shooter was not with the protesters. The shooter was atop the hill. We can live in a world without guns," McKesson said.
Neither a grand jury nor the federal probe led to charges against Wilson.
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