Breaking: Ferguson Police Officer Shot in Arm

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(KMOV.com) – Authorities responded to a call for an officer shot in north St. Louis County late Saturday night.

St. Louis County Police confirm to News 4 a Ferguson police officer has been shot. A police staging area has been set-up around the area of West Florissant and Stein. Multiple police departments are responding to the scene.

The officer was shot in the arm.  The condition of the officer was not released.

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They're determined to make Ferguson ground-zero for the race riots.

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Ferguson police officer shot in the arm
By Ben Brumfield and Carma Hassan, CNN
updated 1:36 AM EDT, Sun September 28, 2014


(CNN) -- A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was shot Saturday evening, according to St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman.

The officer was wounded in the arm. His injuries are non-life-threatening and he is in the hospital, said Ferguson police spokesman Tim Zoll.

Police said that the officer was shot near the Ferguson community center, an area which has not been the focus of protests over the Michael Brown shooting.

The police officer was patrolling alone in his car, two men saw the car and ran, said St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar.

"The officer exited his car; he ran to the west chasing these individuals. As he came into very close proximity with them, one of the individuals turned with a firearm," Belmar said. "The officer was able to block it with his arm and then was shot in the arm by one of the suspects."
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The wounded officer later said that he fired "a couple of shots," Belmar said, but police have no evidence that either of the suspects was struck.

He said he did not think the shooting was connected with Ferguson's protests.

"It didn't happen within the proximity of the protest area," he said. "This (the shooting scene) is an area that's fairly secluded."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/27/us/ferguson-police-officer-shot/index.html