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Manhunt for ‘Sniper’ Who Shot Cops in Ferguson – ‘Serves Those 2 Pigs Right, Hope Organized Public Militancy Continues’

Thursday, March 12, 2015 8:56
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Cheryl Chumley / WND

Two Ferguson-area law enforcement officers were in serious condition at a nearby hospital Thursday after being shot during a protest over Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson’s  announced his resignation.

One officer from Webster Groves, 32, was shot in the face and another from St. Louis County, 41, was hit in the shoulder. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said they were both conscious and recovering, but their injuries were considered “serious,” The Associated Press reported.

One witness told CNN the bullets, about four of them, came from a nearby hill, rather than from the crowd of protesters. Police still don’t have suspects or solid leads.

“I don’t know who did the shooting, to be honest with you,” Belmar said, adding that the trajectory of the bullets indicated “these shots were directed exactly at my officers.”

The shots were fired shortly after midnight, just hours after Jackson announced he would resign, effective March 19. Both Jackson and the city called the separation “mutual,” CNN reported. In an email to CNN, Jackson called the separation “a really hard pill to swallow.”

Jackson’s resignation comes on the heels of a scathing Department of Justice report that found systematic discrimination among police and city officials toward minorities in the community. Specifically, the report faulted Ferguson police for regarding the mostly minority population in the city as “sources of revenue,” and for passing around racist jokes. Ferguson City Manager John Shaw had stepped down from his post Tuesday; two officers and a city court clerk were previously fired in connection with the racist emails. State Sen. Maria Chappell-Nadal, meanwhile, has also called for Ferguson Mayor James Knowles to step down.

Read more at WND:

http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/ferguson-in-chaos-2-police-officers-shot/

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