Two FBI agents shot, injured in St. Louis area

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An FBI spokeswoman says two special agents have been shot in St. Louis County, and that it is not directly related to the Ferguson protests.

Rebecca Wu, a spokeswoman with the FBI St. Louis Division, says the agents were assisting the University City Police Department execute an arrest warrant at 2:53 a.m. Wednesday.

One agent was shot in the shoulder and the other agent was shot in the leg. Wu says neither injury is life-threatening.

Wu says the shooting, which took place about 5 miles south of Ferguson, was not directly related to the protests.