Three police officers shot as gunman remains barricaded in Washington DC home

Three police officers in Washington DC were shot as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, authorities said, while residents in the area were relocated from their homes after the suspect barricaded himself.

The suspect, who has not yet been named, was barricaded in a house in the 5000 block of Hanna Place Southeast near Benning Road, police said at a press conference on Wednesday. Multiple loud gunshots could be heard, captured on neighbours’ home security systems.

Authorities say that around 7.30am the individual “refused to come outside” and as officers “attempted to gain entry, the individual fired