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Based on the injuries they sustained, based on the sound of the bullets last night, police say they believe that the shots came from a handgun and not from a rifle. you can actually hear the shots. on this amateur video that was captured last night. police say based on the sound of those shots and muzzle flashes in the distance, they believe the shots came from a hundred yards away. one was a st. louis county police officer, the other was from a nearby town. as the search got underway for the sh...

Just after midnight last night in ferguson missouri. one of the officers was shot just below his right eye. the bullet reportedly lodged just below the officers right ear. that officer is 32 years old. hes been on the force for five years. the other officer was shot in his right shoulder. the bullet exited from the right side of his back. hes 41 years old. hes been in law enforcement for 14 years. st. louis county police department says both officers were treated and released from the hospital t...

Sustained, based on the sound of the bullets last night, police say they believe that the shots came from a handgun and not from a rifle. you can actually hear the shots. on this amateur video that was captured last night. police say based on the sound of those shots and muzzle flashes in the distance, they believe the shots came from a hundred and -- 125 yards away. one was a st. louis county police officer, the other was from a nearby town. as the search got underway for the shooter, earlier t...

Police chief say that basically the demonstrations were dying down. people were leaving. officers were being sent home and then all of a sudden you have these shots that are fired. its really a bit of a mystery as to who fired these shots, but you know a little bit about the area from which the shots came from. describe that to me. >> reporter: so across the street from the police station theres kind of i wouldnt want to call it a strip mall but on one side you have a tire shop. on the other sid...

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...

Missouri. overnight two police officers shot as protests there reignited. one officer hit in the face the other in the shoulder. police at this hour searching for the shooter. >> all of this happened across from police headquarters hours after the ferguson police chief announced he would step down in the wake of reports suggesting his officers targeted minorities in the community we haven cnns sara sidner she spent months covering the situation in ferguson with the latest developments specifical...

The shots came off that site. explain to us the geography. >> that shot is from south florissant. if you were to look to your left you would see a road that sort of goes up and goes slightly up a hill. that continues on. that is a neighborhood. to the left of that is a big parking lot that is usually filled with protesters initially and they go closer to police. to the right of that is places to eat like subway and other place where is people go and eat after the protests. the one road that goes...

>> and tell me, how many shots did you see and how many did you hear? if you say the first one came off as a firecracker, which is what a lot of people think when they hear a gunshot, then you saw the muzzle. how many gunshots do you think were heard last night? >> i heard at least -- i heard at least four gunshots im sorry, at least four gunshots that i heard, maybe more maybe less. i know i heard at least four. there was definitely -- its important to note that the protests last night was actu...

And perhaps that is why it wasnt a life threatening injury. i dont know that for sure but that would explain why when someone says an officer was shot in the face he had the helmet pulled down like youre seeing there -- >> full riot gear on. >> exactly. >> can we get to the picture that shows the hill from where those gunshots apparently came from? so this picture, youre seeing them pull the tape. this is all sort of just happening. behind where these officers are, if you were to turn around c...

Threatens to boil over. >> i dont think its really connected to the protests as far as we know. i think the protest was probably a cover. im speculating, of course. i think the protest was a cover for someone that wanted to shoot a cop. >> cnns sara sidner has been following all of these developments overnight. she spent a lot of time in ferguson. she joins us now with more. good morning. >> good morning. two officers both shot. both taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. they ar...