WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Park Police officer shot during what authorities called an ambush was released from the hospital Tuesday, the Park Police announced via their X account. The identity of the officer remains undisclosed. The incident occurred Monday evening when the officer was driving an unmarked vehicle in a Washington neighborhood near the Maryland border. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht reported in a press briefing that the officer was conducting an investigation when two gunmen opened fire. Specific details regarding the investigation were not provided.

The officer sustained a shoulder injury, as confirmed by a law enforcement official who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case. Both the Park Police and Washington's Metropolitan Police Department are jointly conducting the investigation. Chief Brecht stated that authorities are currently on the lookout for the two suspects involved in the shooting.

Jeffery Carroll, the interim police chief of Washington, remarked during the briefing that the officer appeared to have been targeted and suggested that the assailants might have known he was a police officer. Federal authorities are reportedly assisting with the ongoing investigation.}