Three police officers shot in DC conducting arrest warrant for animal cruelty, suspect barricaded

Three police officers were shot in southeast Washington, DC, Wednesday morning by a suspect who remains barricaded, police said.

Officers with the Criminal Apprehension Unit were executing a Humane Society arrest warrant for cruelty to animals at a residence around 7:30 a.m. when the suspect opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith told reporters at the scene. ---More...