An arrest has been made in connection to the shooting of two police officers during a protest this past week.
A press conference by St. Louis Police is expected shortly, and Twitchy will monitor it and update with any further details.
Update:
More details from the St. Louis PD about the shooter.
McCulloch: Charges filed against Jeffrey Williams, 20, for shooting the two police officers in #Ferguson.
— Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) March 15, 2015
Prosecutor McCulloch says the suspect has acknowledged firing the shots that hit police officers in #Ferguson
— Nicholas J.C. Pistor (@nickpistor) March 15, 2015
Bob McCollough: Members of the public and community helped solve this case. #FergusonShooting #ferguson #stl
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) March 15, 2015
He has been part of demonstration in #ferguson prosecutor says.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) March 15, 2015
Gun was recovered at suspects home after police conducted a search warrant, prosecutor says. #Ferguson
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) March 15, 2015
The officers have been told that a suspect is in custody. #Ferguson
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) March 15, 2015
"There is a lot of video out there and I hope there is a lot more than can be provided to investigators." #Ferguson #stl
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) March 15, 2015
"At this point it appears that only one person was firing shots, but the investigation continues because others may have been with him."
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) March 15, 2015
Jeffrey WIlliams: 20 yrs old. Suspect is on probation for receiving stolen property. He did acknowledge firing the shots. #Ferguson
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) March 15, 2015
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