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Get a public defender. >> the activists are disputing -- are activists disputing any of the police allegations in any of this? >> most of them dont know what happened, at least those i spoke with. but there is this contention of is he is a protester? has he been a part of this? since august these protests have been kind of community events but as time has gone on youve had kind of a small committee group that will ranges in the dozens or so so folks are saying to make it seem like hes a proteste...

There, which included to the police officers on the ground along that the street where the shots were directed, you know, they looked up that hill they saw a muzzle flash, it was very difficult to see in the darkness who was shooting or whether there were vehicles involved and thats the problem, that much of the venue, people were taking it with their smart phones, is not going to be sophisticated enough photography equipment to capture images in the darkness up that hill. >> all right, tom fuen...

Have a video the prosecuting attorney saying they have clear audio of the shooting, but they have welcoming more video of what may have been taken in that general vicinity to help them fill in the blanks what could they be looking for, or counting on to help narrow the scope of their case? >> reporter: well the video shows where the police officers were standing the kind of chaos that ensued when the shots were fired at that location thats more or less a brightly lit spot in front of the police ...

In the return fire. its amazing that they had the discipline. they took cover. they were trying to look at where the bullets were being fired from. its based on the eyewitness accounts of the muzzle flash and then the shell casings that they found. thats what they are basing distance on and that distance gave the elevation as well. now, there are nearby buildings that a person could have been on a rooftop and could be deceptive as to what they saw in the dark as far as muzzle blast. could be dec...

Very close to where the officers were shot on site that night, looked up and she said that the flashes, the angle of these rooftops is too much to the side compared to looking straight up the street which is what the witnesses said that the shots were fired up the road, a muzzle flash from each shot was seen by a numb of witness behind me up this street at the top of the hill. and the angle of these two rooftops is too much that shes convinced that she and other witnesses would have seen the sho...

Valuable. it could be a muzzle flash or dark spot but theres possibility always could have captured a person on foot or vehicle. so theyre going to be looking at all of that stuff trying to piece it together. mostly what they need is help from the public. they need somebody to give them a tip, an eye witness to steer them in the right direction so they can get onto the shooter. >> absolutely. and thats a key right now because there are a lot of variables in deciding exactly who that shooter migh...

You, the overall picture, would get the sense that citizens are happy, that changes are coming to the city but there does appear to be at least one individual whos hoping to take advantage of divisions there right now. >> caller: assumptions about who it is that actually is responsible for the shooting. listening to the police chief of st. louis county he also said we dont know who it is. we are looking for the person or persons who may be responsible for this. i can tell you, having spoken to s...

Direction of the cops which myself and jennifer roller and an deand another crew from nbc affiliate were standing in line next to the cops and bullets went right past our heads there. >> and i heard you say earlier, brad, that you could see the muzzle fire. tell me about that. you were looking towards the hillside, is that correct? >> after the first gunshot went off, we heard -- it was like a firecracker, we looked into the direction of where the noise came from. and we saw the muzzle flash, fl...

Did you see anything like that? >> no i didnt where the gunshots were expected to have come from was behind me and i was up against the building. there was one freelance photojournalist right near the officers and said he turned around and saw a muzzle flash and heard bullets whipping past his head. >> john thank for making time for us this morning. i want to bring in francis rivera who has a detailed timeline. tape take us through it. >> we were able to get a clear understanding of what happene...

Would imagine it would be difficult. youre talking to 200 people out there. theyre in dark corners. people say they saw the muzzle flash 125 yards up a hill in the darkness. clearly its difficult. but i would say that the idea that theres a shooter among the protesters concerns the protesters as well. theyre promoting militant nonviolence. ive been talking to the young organizers and protesters for the better part of seven months. none of them wish violence on the police. in this environment and...