Police: Officer shot in St. Louis suburb, unclear if connected to Ferguson protests

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last updated 10 January 2015

A University City, Missouri, police officer was shot Monday night, but the St. Louis County Police Department says it is unclear if the shooting was related to the protests taking place in Ferguson.

A search is underway for the suspect. The shooting occurred at around 11:45 p.m. in the St. Louis suburb, which is about six miles away from Ferguson. The officer's condition is unknown at this time.

UPDATE: The officer was shot in the arm, and appears to be doing well, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.