The latest this morning is that two FBI agents were shot after a standoff at home in north St. Louis County this morning. Thankfully, the reported injuries are non life-threatening. Details are still coming in, but here’s what we know now:
Two FBI agents shot at house near Ferguson unrest: broadcaster http://t.co/nRrwRgnXg6
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 26, 2014
Turn on #ksdk. 2 FBI agents shot this morning in Hanley Hills. Non-life threatening injuries. Info from Stl Co police pic.twitter.com/o6qpo3BHeC
— Ryan Dean (@RyanDeanKSDK) November 26, 2014
Massive scene in no #STLCo where 2 @FBI agents have been shot @Mike_Colombo @KMOV on scene for live updates #N4TM pic.twitter.com/ecQoF0EQSt
— Andre Hepkins WBAL (@andrehepkins) November 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/537549300415205376
Spokesman for @stlcountypd says FBI agents shot in Hanley Hills suffered "non life threatening" injuries. @RyanDeanKSDK on scene.
— Cassidy Moody (@CassFM) November 26, 2014
Two FBI agents shot in north county http://t.co/2y1GZCHtH1 N. Hanley Road is closed near the scene: pic.twitter.com/swLDG6aKYx
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) November 26, 2014
But there is still a question if the shooting of the agents is related to the riots in Ferguson:
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/537549916063535104
Authorities: 2 FBI agents shot in north St. Louis County; not known if shooting is related to unrest in Ferguson: http://t.co/GDaVgHzftZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 26, 2014
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We’ll update this post as soon as we know more.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated and the title changed.
Update via NBC News:
Two FBI agents were shot at a barricaded home not far from the protest-wracked St. Louis suburb of Ferguson early Wednesday, police said. An FBI official told NBC News that it may have been an attempt at “suicide by cop.”
One agent was struck in the shoulder and the other in the leg while helping University City police prepare to make an arrest. They were taken to a hospital for surgery and were expected to recover.
It happened just before 4 a.m. ET. The shooting was “not directly related to the Ferguson protests,” said an FBI spokeswoman in St. Louis. An FBI official in Washington said the suspect was accused of firing at police Tuesday night.
Related:
Twitchy coverage of Ferguson here.
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