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Protest community. >> reporter: but prosecutors say they found a .40 caliber handgun in his home that matched shell casings at the scene. he has been charged with assault, firing a weapon from a vehicle and armed criminal activity. he was already on probation on a charge stemming from receiving stolen property. the st. louis county prosecutor is skeptical of williams's story. >> he may have had a dispute with other protesters. we aren't sure we completely buy that part of it. >> reporter: they are still trying to interview witnesses and learn more about the altercation which led to the officer...

Shots in question. >> i can be clear this is not an ambush shooting. there was not any goal to target the police. and that he is not part of the protest community. i don't think my client was involved in this shooting is what i'm saying. >> the question of whether the alleged shooter was a demonstrator. that polarization in ferguson was apparent in the days following the justice's department harsh report of the ferguson police department. many conservatives accuse the justice department of being predictably biassed against police. our next guest makes the case that conservatives should care ve...

There was no intent of any to target out any police. and that he's not part of the protest community. >> reporter: but prosecutors say they found a 40 caliber handgun inside williams' home that matched shell casings found at the shooting scene. prosecutors have charged williams with two counts of first-degree assault and for firing a weapon from a welcome, as well as three counts of armed criminal activity. williams was already on probation on a charge of receiving stolen property. the st. louis county prosecutor is skeptical of williams' story. >> he may have had a dispute with some other ind...

Demonstration the evening of the shooting and previous rallies. twitter was quick to fill with people saying they denied seeing him. mr. williams lawyer stressed the following in this order. it was not his client's intent to shoot the police. he was not a demonstrator, and his client did not take the shots in question. >> i can be clear this is not an ambush shooting. there was not any goal to target the police. and that he is not part of the protest community. i don't think my client was involved in this shooting is what i'm saying. >> the question of whether the alleged shooter was a demonst...

And that he was targeting someone in the crowd, some people think that would make you feel less safe when you head out to protest at night. you say you are not concerned about your safety at all. how do you ensure your safety then if this is happening? >> you know, it's a strong protest community. it's interesting that immediately following his arrest that there were protesters, a couple people that spoke to him that night and there was a connection made there at least in some small way. the reality is that we've been out for over 200 days. this is an isolated event. this has happened one time...