Four St. Louis police officers who shot and wounded last night when a “peaceful” protest turned violent:
“All have been transported to an area hospital,” the police department said.
Four police officers were struck by gunfire after peaceful demonstrations sparked by the in-custody death of George Floyd escalated into chaos in downtown St. Louis.https://t.co/8RU7RziYBZ
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 2, 2020
Thankfully all are not life-threatening injuries:
Four US police officers hit by gunfire in ongoing incident in St Louis, Missouri, injuries not life-threatening https://t.co/KltbDNxcZ9
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 2, 2020
It appears someone randomly shot into the police line:
"I believe some coward randomly shot at the police line. I don't know what else to say. This is horrible." https://t.co/nw24Nx2HDL #stlouis #georgefloyd
— Michael Deibert (@michaelcdeibert) June 2, 2020
Video:
BREAKING VIDEO: Cops come under fire during protest in St. Louis; at least 4 officers were shot in the gun battle & the scene remains activepic.twitter.com/Lf9JA971Tj
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 2, 2020
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