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And a 41-year-old officer was shot in the shoulder. there were about 40 police officers and 75 demonstrators on the scene at the time. thats according to st. louis county police chief jon belmar. no police officers returned fire. the wounded officers were rushed from the scene. today the chief called it an ambush and indicated it might have come from among the crowd of protesters. >> i would have to imagine that these protesters were among the shooters that shot at the police officers. my office...

Protest community was indicative of his inability to lead what we believe should be thoughtful police -- who makes statements like that without any evidence, without talking to any witnesses? what we know to be true is what was true yesterday is true today. this is a place that racist policing has been proven, not only by lived experience but by the department of justice. we know those things to be true and we believe that is enough to get the movement back on track. there was an effort to derai...

No police officers returned fire. the wounded officers were rushed from the scene. today the chief called it an ambush and indicated it might have come from among the crowd of protesters. >> i would have to imagine that these protesters were among the shooters that shot at the police officers. my officers tell me that when this happened when they heard the shots and when they heard the bullets zinging past they saw muzzle flashes. but these were probably about 125 yards away. >> protesters maint...

And we believe that is enough to get the movement back on track. there was an effort to derail us in august. there were efforts with other things that happened and weve remained sol it and we anticipate we will remain solid, because the work were doing is so real. >> but you have some officers who are receiving fire in the middle from the darkness they see muzzle flashes behind protesters. can you imagine circumstances where police officers truly believe there are gunmen embedded with you all? >...

Hill straight down to where the police officers -- the police officers were in the grassy area just beyond the wrought iron fence, beyond the lamppost. they were shoulder to shoulder in a line and the two officers in the middle of that line standing next to each other were hit, one in the shoulder one in the cheekbone, in his face. so i think now that -- also in looking at the other buildings in the area i dont think anybody was on the roof. witnesses are very adamant that the muzzle flashes wer...

To be held just down toward the ferguson brew house if youre familiar with the ferguson area. its an area where theres a large area for people to gather for the vigil tonight. >> okay. last night when you were at the police station and you saw the shooting happen, can you just tell us what happened? its my understanding when i looked at the footage it seemed like it was sort of a protest/rally. it seemed to be sort of winding down when the shots rang out. what happened? >> you could almost say t...

One of those people could be the shooter. now i want to set the scene here so you get a better idea of how this shooting happened. police say they believe the shots rang out from a hill that is overlooking the police department. authorities say officers saw muzzle flashes some 125 yards away so presumably these bullets had to whiz over the protesters who were standing between the area where the muzzle flashes were seen and the area where the police officers were shot. now in the hours following ...

Walked past us while i was waiting to take the shot. but about 40 people walked past us towards where the candlelight vigil was scheduled to be held just down toward the ferguson brew house if youre familiar with the ferguson area. its an area where theres a large area for people to gather for the vigil tonight. >> okay. last night when you were at the police station and you saw the shooting happen, can you just tell us what happened? its my understanding when i looked at the footage it seemed l...

>> you could almost say that the protest did wind down when the shots rang out. it was around 12:00 midnight last night. most of the police were already sent home by the commander officers. most protesters left to go home. and you heard out of nowhere what sounded like a fire cracker or firework go off at the top of the hill. once we looked to the top of the hill we saw what looked to be muzzle flashes from gunfire firing towards -- from my standpoint, towards my direction as well as the officer...

Shot. it is a reality check for us. an ugly reminder of the hazard of the profession. it plays into the minds and the thought process. you know guys coming here tonight and guys coming out two weeks ago. there is a different mindset. it has become a reality. a painful reality. >> reporter: a reality check that officers are talking about. we have seen a lot of that on social media. we know the community is calling in and trying to talk about the muzzle flashes that were 125 yards away as the inve...