At least two police officers are shot during clashes between Ferguson protesters and the police, local media sources report.
#BREAKING: Shots fired during protest in #Ferguson. Cop shot. Reports sayt it came from a house up the hill from the PD. Not from Protestors
— TWiB! Nation (@TWiBnation) 12 Март 2015
The authorities say Ferguson police department is under lockdown.
Around midnight witnesses claimed that a few dozen demonstrators fled following the sound of gunfire shouting: "They hit a cop". Police could not be reached immediately for comment.
Both police officers have been taken away by ambulances after the gunman fired around five or six shots, local witnesses said on Twitter.
RT @ElizabethKSDK: An ambulance just arrived with a police escort to Barnes Hospital @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/3gihYmR57a”
— News Source LA (@NewsSourceLA) 12 Март 2015
Ferguson, Missouri, has been mired in protests after a white police man shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown in 2014. The jury did not indict the officer.
Earlier in March, the US Department of Justice released a report regarding the enforcement practices of Ferguson. The paper found that the city police department and municipal court intentionally racially profiled black people and violated their rights.
The report also revealed several city administrative and judicial officials systematically assisting friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and themselves in eliminating citations, fines, and fees.
