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| A police officer has been shot and injured after violence flared again in the strife-hit American city of Ferguson, Missouri. | A police officer has been shot and injured after violence flared again in the strife-hit American city of Ferguson, Missouri. |
| St Louis county police say an officer was shot after encountering two suspects at a community centre who fired at him during a foot chase. | |
| County police chief Jon Belmar said the officer was shot in the arm and is expected to survive. Belmar did not identify the officer or give further details about his condition. | |
| He says that the officer fired shots in return but that police have no indication that either suspect was shot. | |
| A search was underway for the suspects early Sunday. | |
| The incident came as President Barack Obama said the mistrust of law enforcement that was exposed after the shooting has a corrosive effect on all of America, not just on black communities, and it flows from significant racial disparities in the administration of justice. | The incident came as President Barack Obama said the mistrust of law enforcement that was exposed after the shooting has a corrosive effect on all of America, not just on black communities, and it flows from significant racial disparities in the administration of justice. |
| Speaking Saturday night at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual awards dinner in Washington, Obama said these suspicions harm communities that need law enforcement the most. | Speaking Saturday night at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual awards dinner in Washington, Obama said these suspicions harm communities that need law enforcement the most. |
| “It makes folks who are victimised by crime and need strong policing reluctant to go to the police because they may not trust them,” he said. “And the worst part of it is, it scars the hearts of our children.” | “It makes folks who are victimised by crime and need strong policing reluctant to go to the police because they may not trust them,” he said. “And the worst part of it is, it scars the hearts of our children.” |
| Ferguson, a suburb of St Louis, saw days of racially charged protests after black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by white police officer Darren Wilson on 9 August. | Ferguson, a suburb of St Louis, saw days of racially charged protests after black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by white police officer Darren Wilson on 9 August. |
| There have been renewed protests after Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson issued a video apology to Brown’s parents on Thursday following weeks of heavy criticism and calls for his removal. | There have been renewed protests after Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson issued a video apology to Brown’s parents on Thursday following weeks of heavy criticism and calls for his removal. |
| The apology was not well-received among some and led to reported protests hours after it was issued. | The apology was not well-received among some and led to reported protests hours after it was issued. |
| Brown’s parents told Associated Press on Saturday that they were unmoved by the apology. | Brown’s parents told Associated Press on Saturday that they were unmoved by the apology. |
| Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, said, “yes,” when asked if Tom Jackson should be fired, and his father, Michael Brown Sr, said they wanted to see the officer who shot their son arrested. | Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, said, “yes,” when asked if Tom Jackson should be fired, and his father, Michael Brown Sr, said they wanted to see the officer who shot their son arrested. |
| “An apology would be when Darren Wilson has handcuffs, processed and charged with murder,” Brown Sr said. | “An apology would be when Darren Wilson has handcuffs, processed and charged with murder,” Brown Sr said. |
| There have been bursts of violence during weeks of protests in Ferguson, a mostly black community of 21,000, since Brown’s death. | There have been bursts of violence during weeks of protests in Ferguson, a mostly black community of 21,000, since Brown’s death. |
| Many have called for Jackson to be fired for what they saw as a heavy-handed response in the aftermath of the killing. | Many have called for Jackson to be fired for what they saw as a heavy-handed response in the aftermath of the killing. |