The basics:
CNN Thursday morning
Those still there just after midnight were starting to leave when gunfire erupted "no less than 100 feet" away from the crowd of protesters, Kayla Reed said.
Two police officers standing guard outside the Ferguson, Missouri, police department were shot early Thursday morning, spurring a manhunt for those responsible.
One of the police officers shot in Ferguson overnight -- an officer from Webster Groves, Missouri -- was shot "at the high point" of his cheek, under his right eye, and the bullet is now lodged behind one of his ears, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Thursday morning.
The other officer struck, from St. Louis County, was shot in his shoulder and the bullet came out the middle of his back, according to Belmar.
The two police officers were standing next to each other in front of the Ferguson, Missouri, police department when they were hit around midnight, Belmar said.
Rolling Stone:
Authorities have yet to name a suspect, but they believe the shots came from a gunman perched on top of a hill about 220 yards across from the station. Chief Jon Belmar of the St. Louis County Police Department said he believed "these shots were directed exactly at my police officers.
Amateur video of the shooting area at the time shots were fired:
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