WASHINGTON (HRNW) – Four US police officers were shot and wounded in the Midwestern city of St Louis, Missouri, during protests over the killing of George Floyd which turned violent, police said early Tuesday.
Their injuries were “non-life threatening,” city police chief Colonel John Hayden said.
Two were shot in the leg, one in the foot and one in the arm, Hayden told reporters as he said police were struggling to bring the city under control after a night of looting and vandalism.
Following a peaceful protest Monday afternoon, Hayden said a couple of hundred later started looting and throwing rocks and fireworks at police, who responded with “munitions.”
Thousands of people have participated in nationwide demonstrations against police brutality and racism since Floyd’s killing a week ago.
Many of them have been peaceful but others have seen clashes between protestors and police and destruction of property.
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