The suspect continued to shoot at police on Hanna Place SE after opening fire on officers who were trying to serve a warrant for animal cruelty, forcing lockdowns at nearby schools

By Sophia Barnes and NBC Washington Staff • Published February 14, 2024 • Updated 10 mins ago

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Three D.C. police officers were shot and wounded outside a home in Southeast D.C. early Wednesday and a shooter continued to fire gunshots there, police say. The officers are expected to recover.

The officers were serving an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals when someone opened fire at about 7:30 a.m., police said.

The shooting suspect remained barricaded in the house as of 1:45 p.m., over six hours later. The suspect continued to shoot at police hours after law enforcement shut down several city blocks, forcing multiple schools into lockdown.

Young children could be seen getting police escorts into their school on Valentine’s Day.

“This remains an active situation, and the individual has continued to fire from that location,” Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said at a midday news conference.

“We are asking everyone to please stay out of this location until we are able to apprehend the suspect,” the police chief said.

Police were communicating with the suspect by phone.