Police officer shot near Ferguson, Missouri

[Recursion]

Source: Reuters

A policeman was shot and wounded on Monday evening in University City, a St. Louis suburb near Ferguson, Missouri, though it was unclear if the shooting was related to street protests over the grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown case, police said.

The officer was shot in the arm, and he is expected to recover, but the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately available, and a search for the suspect was under way, the St. Louis County Police Department said in a message on Twitter.

Read more: http://live.reuters.com/Event/US_Live_Blog/134554920

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Just to be clear: no connection with the street protests is alleged at this point, but it can't make things less tense...

Here's a local TV station's coverage:

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/ferguson/2014/11/25/police-officer-shot-during-violent-ferguson-protests/70076726/

A University City police officer was shot in the arm in the wake of violent protests that erupted in Ferguson.

It happened at Canton Avenue and Lamb Avenue. The officer was taken to an area hospital and is expected to be okay.

Police are looking for the suspect.

St. Louis County police said that it is unclear if this shooting is related to the unrest in Ferguson.

[Lil Missy]

1. Oh man, that's not a good sign.

[Recursion]

2. SLC police chief just categorically said it was unrelated

So, that's something, at least...

[branford]

5. That's good to hear. nt

[Cha]

6. Well there ya go.

[Recursion]

7. If the guy in the best position to take advantage of it says it had nothing to do with it

Then that's a good sign.

[ReRe]

8. I, too, just heard him say it was unrelated. n/t

[Blue_Tires]

3. Media is so primed that every incident for the next 12 hours

will read "Police officer shot 5/10/25/50/100/200 miles from Ferguson, Mo.

[branford]

9. That's all the more reason to try to ensure destruction and violence don't worsen or spread. nt

[Blue_Tires]

16. On the flipside, I'd like to ensure that someday black lives have value

in the eyes of the criminal justice system...

[heaven05]

10. the media

wanted riots, burnings everywhere, blood running in the streets, both alleged 'rioters' and bonified 'authorities. They didn't get their ratings boosters, although they will blow up the smallest incident to seem like a national race war and insurrection. The media in this country? I spit on it's 'objectivity'.

[AngryDem001]

18. Just look at how much the media loves WAR.

If they can't get a new clusterfuck in the middle east, then they will take this.

[branford]

4. An officer shot within hours of the grand jury decision.

If protesters are shown to be connected in any way, the situation could get real ugly, real fast.

If you want to create solidarity, anger and a zero tolerance attitude among police across the nation, both federal and state, with a great deal of popular support, the quickest way to do so is shoot a cop.

I hope the wound is not serious, the officer recovers, and we do not hear about it again.

[heaven05]

11. didn't you

read that the 'chief' said IT WAS NOT RELATED. Your legal training is not teaching anything to anyone that thinks, it's just an ego driven "teach the black children" type mentality. Oh well, with your ego no retort does anything to dampen your ardor for your 'intelligence'. I'm always impressed. not.

[KingCharlemagne]

13. As though the situation were not already 'really ugly.' Hint: it was really ugly already

back on August 9. Care to explain how it could get any uglier than that?

[Kelvin Mace]

12. If the police are not iimediately blaming protestors

then he probably shot himself or was shot by one of his fellow cops.

[kath]

14. University City is NOT particularly close to Ferguson, other than that they are both in SLCounty.

U City is also not one of the "black suburbs" that African Americans were pushed into in North County.

[ANewEra]

17. Regardless...

There will be some wanting to use this non-related incident as an example of the "violent thugs" protesting for their rights.