Three officers with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning, police said.
Police said the “critical incident” took place in the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE, and the scene remains active. The three officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The shooting comes as Washington, DC, has seen a sharp rise in violent crime over the past year, even as many other US cities experienced a decline. From 2022 to 2023, DC saw a 35% increase in homicides, a 67% increase in robberies and an 82% increase in motor vehicle thefts, according to police data.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
