Police: Suspect Arrested in Shooting of 2 Cops in Ferguson
St. Louis County police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside the Ferguson Police Department earlier this week, The New York Times reports.
A news conference is scheduled for later in the day on Sunday. The officers who were shot are reportedly both recuperating at home.
Update, 3:00 p.m. – Prosecutor Bob McCulloch has identified the suspect charged with two counts of assault in the first degree as 20-year-old Jeffrey Williams.
Jeffrey Williams, 20, charged over shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, MO, says prosecutor Bob McCulloch
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 15, 2015
McCulloch says Jeffrey Williams "has acknowledged his participation" in the shootings. Prosecutor adds he may not have been aiming for cops
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 15, 2015
Gun has been recovered from Williams that has been tied to shell casings recovered from the scene, says Bob McCulloch
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 15, 2015
The prosecutor also acknowledged a theory that the shooter may have been firing on someone other than the police.
.@stlcountypd: "He may have been firing on someone else other than police, and struck the police..." pic.twitter.com/u8QJQ2l4cZ
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 15, 2015
Police stress that he MAY have been shooting at someone other than police. He is "local" but not from Ferguson.
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) March 15, 2015
In response to a question at the end of the presser, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters that Jeffrey Williams is African-American.
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