Three police officers in Washington DC were shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant for a man accused of animal cruelty.

When the officers couldn’t get the man outside, they attempted to go inside the home and that’s when the man opened fire. The three officers are fortunate not have any live threatening injuries.

The man is barricaded and the incident is ongoing.

Here’s more from MSN:

Three police officers were shot in Washington, D.C., while trying to serve an arrest warrant at a home Wednesday morning, and the suspect is still barricaded and opening fire, according to D.C. police.

All three officers suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Police Chief Pamela Smith told reporters. A fourth officer was also injured but was not shot, Smith said.

The incident unfolded around 7:30 a.m. when officers responded to a home to try to serve an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, Smith said.

Officers tried to make contact with the individual inside the home, but the individual refused to go outside, the chief said. Officers then tried to go inside the home and the suspect then fired at them, Smith said.

The suspect remains barricaded and is continuing to fire shots, Smith said.

It’s not clear if any other people are inside the suspect’s home, she said.

This is just another reminder of how dangerous the job is for police officers. I hope they are able to resolve the situation without any other cops getting hurt. I would imagine that this guy won’t live much longer unless he surrenders.