A police officer has been shot and injured in Ferguson, the American town where the police killing of a young black man sparked riots in August.<br /><br /> Police say the officer was chasing suspected burglars when one turned and shot him in the arm. They did not comment on his condition. <br /><br /> The shooting is not thought to be connected to separate protests in the Missouri town going on at the same time.<br /><br /> The suburb of St Louis has seen weeks of occasionally violent protests since the death of black teenager Michael Brown, shot by a white policeman in August.<br /><br /> Last Thursday Ferguson’s police chief issued a video apology to Brown’s parents.<br /><br /> It was not well received by some and led to more demonstrations. Activists have accused the police of being too heavy-handed with protesters.<br /><br /> A grand jury and the US Justice Department are investigating the case.<br /><br /> The suspects involved in Saturday’s shooting are still at large.
