Two police officers shot in Ferguson

Two police officers were hit by gunfire early Thursday outside the Ferguson Police Department.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports shots were fired after midnight when police were confronting around 70 protestors gathered outside the station. No suspects have been identified.

Both officers were being treated at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and were in serious condition as of a 6:30 a.m. police news conference. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said one officer was with his department and the other was with the Webster Groves department.

Read more from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.