An officer with the University City Police Department in St. Louis was shot as protests in nearby Ferguson intensified Monday night, several media outlets reported. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital, with a bullet wound to the arm, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. He’s expected to make a full recovery. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said in a press conference that the shooting “was totally unrelated to any events here in Ferguson.” The shooting occurred after 11 p.m. at Canton and Lamb avenues in the University City section of St. Louis, about five miles southwest from the crowds in Ferguson. Police were reportedly looking for a suspect early Tuesday. U. City officer was shot in…
An officer with the University City Police Department in St. Louis was shot as protests in nearby Ferguson intensified Monday night, several media outlets reported.
The officer was transported to a nearby hospital, with a bullet wound to the arm, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. He’s expected to make a full recovery. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said in a press conference that the shooting “was totally unrelated to any events here in Ferguson.”
The shooting occurred after 11 p.m. at Canton and Lamb avenues in the University City section of St. Louis, about five miles southwest from the crowds in Ferguson. Police were reportedly looking for a suspect early Tuesday.
U. City officer was shot in the arm. He is expected to be okay. Shooting may not be related to #Ferguson unrest.
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) November 25, 2014
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