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| Ferguson police shooting 'heinous', says Eric Holder | Ferguson police shooting 'heinous', says Eric Holder |
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| The shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, was a "heinous assault" that could undermine police reforms, said the US attorney general. | The shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, was a "heinous assault" that could undermine police reforms, said the US attorney general. |
| Two officers were seriously injured early during protests following the resignation of the police chief after a damning report about racial bias. | Two officers were seriously injured early during protests following the resignation of the police chief after a damning report about racial bias. |
| Such violence was "repugnant", Attorney General Eric Holder said. | Such violence was "repugnant", Attorney General Eric Holder said. |
| The fatal shooting of a black teenager last year in Ferguson sparked protests about the police use of lethal force. | The fatal shooting of a black teenager last year in Ferguson sparked protests about the police use of lethal force. |
| Shots were fired on early Thursday morning from about 125yds (114m) away as a demonstration was breaking up in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson following the resignation of the city's police chief, Tom Jackson. | Shots were fired on early Thursday morning from about 125yds (114m) away as a demonstration was breaking up in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson following the resignation of the city's police chief, Tom Jackson. |
| One officer was shot in the face and one in the shoulder, but both were released from hospital on Thursday. | One officer was shot in the face and one in the shoulder, but both were released from hospital on Thursday. |
| Police have taken two men and one woman into custody for questioning, but no arrests have been made. | |
| Describing the "heinous assault", Mr Holder added: "Such senseless acts of violence threaten the very reforms that non-violent protesters in Ferguson and around the country have been working towards for the past several months." | Describing the "heinous assault", Mr Holder added: "Such senseless acts of violence threaten the very reforms that non-violent protesters in Ferguson and around the country have been working towards for the past several months." |
| Several witnesses said the shots had come from a hill on the other side of the street from the crowd of protesters. | Several witnesses said the shots had come from a hill on the other side of the street from the crowd of protesters. |
| "We were very close to having what happened in New York last year," Mr Belmar said in a press conference on Thursday, referring to two police officers shot and killed while on duty. | "We were very close to having what happened in New York last year," Mr Belmar said in a press conference on Thursday, referring to two police officers shot and killed while on duty. |
| He added it was a "miracle" there were no injuries or deaths given the amount of gunfire he heard in protests last summer and autumn. | He added it was a "miracle" there were no injuries or deaths given the amount of gunfire he heard in protests last summer and autumn. |
| The St Louis County police chief said after hearing the gunshots many officers had drawn their weapons but no-one had fired. | The St Louis County police chief said after hearing the gunshots many officers had drawn their weapons but no-one had fired. |
| The shootings occurred during protests after the announcement that Mr Jackson would resign. | The shootings occurred during protests after the announcement that Mr Jackson would resign. |
| He quit one week after a report alleging widespread racial bias in his department and the city's court system. | He quit one week after a report alleging widespread racial bias in his department and the city's court system. |
| Mr Jackson was the sixth Ferguson official to be fired or step down. He had initially resisted calls from protesters and some state leaders to resign. | Mr Jackson was the sixth Ferguson official to be fired or step down. He had initially resisted calls from protesters and some state leaders to resign. |
| He was widely criticised after the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August and the weeks of demonstrations that followed. | He was widely criticised after the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August and the weeks of demonstrations that followed. |
| Brown's killing was one of several recent cases around the US in which the deaths of black men at the hands of the police have triggered protests. | Brown's killing was one of several recent cases around the US in which the deaths of black men at the hands of the police have triggered protests. |
| Ferguson - key moments | Ferguson - key moments |
| How Ferguson unrest spread | How Ferguson unrest spread |
| Report on Ferguson police report - key findings | Report on Ferguson police report - key findings |
| Are you in Ferguson? What's your reaction to the news? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you are available to speak further with a BBC journalist please include a contact telephone number. | Are you in Ferguson? What's your reaction to the news? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you are available to speak further with a BBC journalist please include a contact telephone number. |
| Have your say | Have your say |