Explosive situation again in Ferguson, Missouri ... Two policemen were targeted by gunfire after a protest outside the police station late at night. A few dozen people were still gathered when shots were heard. The crowd dispersed, running and screaming, photographers present there saw the officers hit by gunfire:
"We were putting away our aircraft, and we heard what we thought were fireworks at the top of the street. And then we heard it three times, but it was gunshots because the flame was seen coming out of one of the arms. We all lowered and then we saw a wounded cop just next to us. "
One of the two policemen was hit in the face and the other in the shoulder by gunfire while police tried to disperse the demonstration. Their condition is considered serious, but their lives are not threatened.
The event began Wednesday night after the announcement of the resignation of the head of the local police. The departure of Thomas Jackson is the sixth since that was released a damning report on the racist practices of the local police. Thomas Jackson will receive one year health insurance and annual salary of just under $ 100,000 as severance pay.
The report was requested, in addition to a federal investigation by the Department of Justice after the death of Michael Brown balls, a young black man killed by a white police officer in August. His death sparked several episodes of violence Ferguson and many events in all the United States.
With shots fired against the police this morning, the tension is still rising a notch.
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