There's a number of reporter tweets, some with caveats, saying the police have the Ferguson shooter in custody, that just got published.
Update: There is confirmation that someone was arrested in conjunction with the shooting (who may or may not be the shooter). There will be a press conference at 1:30 PM (11:30 AM PT).
Update: The livestreams for the press conference:
NBC livestream.
Local news livestream.
Main announcement
Was the shooter "a protester" ?
McCullough vaguely claimed he had been, or that the shooter claimed to have been. But now...
Tweets as they came across:
And we have this from Fox2 News in St. Louis:
FERGUSON, MO (KTVI)- St. Louis County Police have confirmed to FOX 2 that the suspected shooter of two police officers early Thursday morning outside of the Ferguson police department is in custody.
10:32 AM PT: Confirmed that an arrest was made, not necessarily the shooter though
10:41 AM PT:
10:44 AM PT:
10:46 AM PT: From the WaPo article
Law enforcement sources told The Washington Post that a local man was arrested in the late morning on Sunday and that the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting has been recovered.
10:54 AM PT:
10:59 AM PT:
11:09 AM PT: From the Miami Herald:
Authorities say they have made an arrest in the shooting of two officers outside the Ferguson Police Department.
St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brain Schellman said the details will be discussed at a 1:30 p.m. Sunday news conference. St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch and St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar will attend.