2 police officers shot as Ferguson protests turn violent
By Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 0701 GMT (1501 HKT) March 12, 2015
(CNN)Two police officers were shot in Ferguson early Thursday morning as demonstrations that began as a celebration of the police chief’s resignation gave way to violence and gunfire.
One, a St. Louis County police officer, was struck in the shoulder; the other, a Webster Groves officer, was hit in the face, said St. Louis Police Chief Jon Belmar.
The officers were hospitalized and conscious, he said.
Police from various jurisdictions were in the city keeping an eye on the protestors at the time.
“These police officers were standing there and they were shot, just because they were police officers,” Belmar said.
Protesters had gathered outside the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday night to cheer the resignation of the city’s embattled Police Chief Thomas Jackson.
The crowd had been thinning out, ready to call it a night, when the shots rang out, Belmar said.
“All of a sudden, I heard at least four or five shots ring out,” witness Markus Loehrer told CNN. “It took me at least 30 seconds of watching before I realized there was an officer down. We are not there to shoot cops, we don’t like violence. So we did what anybody would do — we ran away.”
“We could see the muzzle flash,” said Bradley Rayford, a witness who said he was a few feet from the shooting. “Someone was shooting towards the police department.”
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