Police arrest 5 suspected of firing shots at D.C. officers

WASHINGTON — Five people were arrested early Tuesday after shots were fired at police, authorities said.

The incident, which follows the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas last week, happened on 6th Street Southeast where a large SUV was parked. When officers arrived in marked police cruisers on reports of shots fired, people inside the vehicle immediately started shooting at them.

The officers also started shooting. No one was hit or injured, police said.

The SUV's occupants refused to leave the vehicle and were barricaded inside for 30 minutes before three woman and two men surrendered and were arrested, police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said.

It’s not clear why the officers were fired upon, Sternbeck said. The investigation will include whether they were involved in any other crimes before police arrived.

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