A pair of gunmen opened fire Monday on a D.C. police officer in Northwest, leaving the officer with injuries to their head as authorities tracked down the two suspects in the Maryland suburbs.

Metropolitan Police said the suspects were arrested in Landover shortly before 1:30 p.m. The accused gunmen weren’t identified.

Police said the wounded officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries to the head after shots rang out near the intersection of 7th Street and Oglethorpe Street in Northwest.

The officer then drove themself to the nearby Fourth District police station, where they were then taken to a hospital.

• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.