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From your perspective, what are likely the next steps in how to get to the bottom of what happened and whether they were involved and whether there was another person or persons who also could be arrested? >> reporter: well i think first of all that continuing discussion with whoever it was that cooperated and turned this guy in. and i think that is a key point, they mentioned, the authorities mentioned having community support. so it sounds like williams either told somebody else that he was pl...

Were lined up that night, were there any civilians around that could have been the target? >> there were civilians between where the shooter was located and where the officers were. there was civilians between them. but as i said theres still a lot more investigation to go on to where we can finally determine that. but the point is, yes, two officers were shot and seriously injured and thats the basis of the assault. whether it ends up being assault of a law enforcement officer, or assault in th...

Consequence, it could have been the case that these other police officers who were part of security detail at this protest, one represented by the same county the other from webster grove, but both from the ferguson area carrying out security for the protests that they were hit and injured. we heard from the police chief that they are getting better not portion, stephanie elam still with us who was at the press conference and tom fuentes also on the phone. so stephanie, the prosecuting attorney ...

Our stephanie elam is there, and stephanie, that was supposed to take place at nine minutes ago, and for lots of unknown reasons, it hasnt quite gotten under way, but what kind of detail might we receive from this press conference. >> reporter: its running a little bit late but considering it was all announced that this was happening rather quickly its not too much of a surprise but what were hoping to learn is more about this man that st. louis police have in custody. the man they arrested over...

Demonstrating out there that night, that is not clear. but they are saying that this individual had been out there doing some of the protesting. whats also interesting about what we just learned as well fred is the fact that they were saying they were able to track the down who this individual was based on people who were out there, so people from the community as well as people who were out there demonstrating, which goes to what the people i talked to sarksd theyre saying this is not helping t...