A Ferguson police officer was shot Saturday night, a senior local police source with official knowledge of the situation tells NBC News.
The officer was shot close to the area impacted by protests last month in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson, according to the source.
The officer's condition was not immediately known and it was not immediately clear what the circumstances were that led up to the officer being shot. Tim Zoll with the Ferguson Police Department told NBC affiliate NewsChannel 5 in St. Louis that the officer was shot in the arm.
First published September 27 2014, 8:19 PM
Tom Winter is a producer and reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit based in New York. He covers crime, courts, terrorism, and financial fraud on the East Coast.Previously he has covered high-profile criminal trials, including those of George Zimmerman, Jerry Sandusky trial and Martha Stewart. In addition, he has covered major breaking news events such as the shootings at Virginia Tech and Elementary in Newtown, Conn., and the bombing of the Boston Marathon. While in the New York Bureau, he also covered several hurricanes and natural disaster events.Winter has over 10 years of experience in radio, television, and online writing and production. He started his career at NBC News as an intern on the TODAY Show and has worked at NBC station WCAU in Philadelphia as well as the National News Desk and the New York Bureau.
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