3 Officers Stable After Being Shot in Delaware: Police

3 Officers Stable After Being Shot in Delaware: Police
A police car in a file photo. (Mira Oberman/AFP/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
6/3/2021
Updated:
6/3/2021

WILMINGTON, Del.—A large police presence could be seen in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday night after three officers were shot responding to a call, police said.

Dozens of police cars, fire trucks, and a SWAT team were on the scene after the shooting at about 10:30 p.m. Police asked people in a 20-block area of northwest Wilmington to shelter in place and await further instructions.

The three officers have been transported to a hospital in stable condition, Wilmington police said in a statement.

Police did not say anything about a suspect in the shooting or whether any arrests have been made.

The shooting remains under investigation, police said.