Two police officers were shot during a protest outside the Ferguson police headquarters early this morning. Both of the wounded officers have serious injuries. The shooting came just hours after Police Chief Thomas Jackson quit following last week's Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias in the city's criminal justice system.

Jackson is the sixth Ferguson official to be forced out in the wake of the report, including the city manager and the top municipal judge.

"Democracy Now!" is joined from Ferguson by Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, who witnessed last night's shooting, and Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is part of the Ferguson Legal Defense Committee.

Photo credit: Reuters/Kate Munsch

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