Officials say the injuries are serious but not expected to be life-threatening
STERLING, Va. — Authorities say two sheriff’s deputies have been shot while responding to a domestic dispute in northern Virginia.
The injuries are serious but not expected to be life-threatening. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that the shooting occurred in Sterling, which is about 30 miles northwest of Washington. “Further details will be released as they become available,” the office said on Twitter .
WRC-TV in Washington reports that the shooting occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday.
Police said the deputies were shot on the 46,000 block of Hollow Mountain Place, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reports .
A neighbor told WUSA-TV that he heard what he claims was a “boom sound” and saw the deputies being taken away by stretcher.
A suspect is in custody and WUSA-TV writes that the suspect was not shot. Kraig Troxell, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, says there is no threat to the community.
A WUSA-TV reporter posted an image from what appears to be the scene:
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