And some shocking news from the U.S. town of Ferguson. <br />Two police officers have been seriously injured after being shot by an unknown gunman.<br />St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said both men were conscious and being treated a local hospital. <br />The shooting took place on Thursday during a protest outside the Ferguson Police Department that drew several dozen people<br />Although starting out peacefully,... pandemonium erupted when several gunshots rang out into the night. <br />There's been conflicting accounts coming from the scene. Activists there said the shooter was far away atop on a hill but police claim the attacker was standing within the angry crowd. <br /><br /><br />"At midnight the crowd was starting to break up. In fact, several of the officers had left the area and to the immediate north-northwest of the Ferguson police department, several shots were fired, at least three and two officers were struck. The St. Louis County officer was struck in the shoulder and a Webster Groves police officer was struck in the face. <br /><br />The shooting came just hours after Ferguson's police chief Thomas Jackson announced his resignation.<br />He was one of many local officials to quit this week following the release of a scathing report by the Justice Department that found widespread racial discrimination within the city's police force and court system.
