Two police officers were shot and seriously wounded early this morning during a protest outside of police department headquarters in Ferguson, Missouri:
2 officers shot outside #Ferguson PD overnight. http://t.co/DaHZl43rv6 pic.twitter.com/zcrLGWIyfl
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) March 12, 2015
Both police officers shot in #Ferguson this AM are in serious condition, but expected to make full recoveries. @cbs46
— Jocelyn Connell (@Jocelyn_Connell) March 12, 2015
JUST IN: Both officers shot outside #Ferguson PD have non-life threatening injuries. http://t.co/JN5wCCbrgz pic.twitter.com/ruW1Je1RiH
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) March 12, 2015
Photos and videos from the scene show the chaos that occurred immediately after the attack:
#Ferguson: Two officers shot amid protests following police chief resignation http://t.co/A8Iik0NAFu pic.twitter.com/Rsj1JEZpu4
— Telegraph Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) March 12, 2015
Scene outside #Ferguson police HQ after 2 officers aged 32 & 41 were shot during protest http://t.co/Sh6Q9inp0b pic.twitter.com/9blUpP6aXo
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/AaronBBrown/status/575911245854871552
Photo from @stltoday showing officer being loaded into ambulance after shooting in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/pFfQeskuqw
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) March 12, 2015
Two police officers shot in #Ferguson during night of protests. http://t.co/c7vsXBf4VI via @mashable pic.twitter.com/BOqlnKvxS4
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 12, 2015
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Somebody just shot the police! https://t.co/mrZ6ZsqjFa
— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015
The police just confiscated Heather's phone! Ferguson PD. https://t.co/rxhfy7SrQd
— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015
Crime scene tape. Everywhere. Ferguson PD. https://t.co/YI7ZlF8KWK
— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015
Officers told us to put our hands up. Intense. Ferguson PD. https://t.co/relCbDScst
— deray (@deray) March 12, 2015
Police have yet to identify any suspects in the attack:
https://twitter.com/winkmornings/status/575962938017759232
Report from local news KMOV's @LauraKHettiger in Ferguson: STL Police sources calling this an "ambush" and that suspects are at large.
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) March 12, 2015
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