Officials: U.S. Park Police Officer Shot in Washington, D.C., Ambush

A U.S. Park Police officer was airlifted to a hospital Monday after he was wounded in an ambush-style shooting Washington, D.C.

The incident happened at around 7:30 p.m. when officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., WUSA-TV reports. That's when two men are accused of opening fire at the vehicle, and one of the officers was struck in the upper body, interim D.C. Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll said during a news conference.

The officers continued driving until they eventually pulled over to the side and called for help. Medics arrived at the scene, and the injured officer was flown to a hospital.

The officer's injuries weren't considered life-threatening, and he was later released from the hospital. The officer's name has not been released.

"There's no reason that anybody a police officer or not a police officer should be shot just for driving through the neighborhood," Carroll said during a press conference.

Even though the officers were in an unmarked vehicle, the suspects are believed to have known they were targeting law enforcement, said U.S. Park Police Deputy Chief Scott Brecht. Officers did not return fire during the incident.

No suspects have been apprehended in the shooting. Police are searching for two men, and investigators are expected to release a description of the supects, aloing with surveillance camera footage.