ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis police officers were shot while attempting to apprehend a suspect Wednesday afternoon in Ferguson and one was in "very critical" condition, St. Louis police Chief John Hayden said.
The officers were shot about 1 p.m. near West Florissant Avenue and Northwind Estates Drive. Hayden said the officers had been following a vehicle connected to a homicide and were approaching the vehicle when they were shot.
One officer was shot in the leg. The other was struck in the abdomen, Hayden told reporters outside Barnes-Jewish Hospital Wednesday evening where the officers were recieving treatment.
