Three police officers shot in Minnesota, official says

Three officers in a Minnesota city were shot Sunday morning while responding to a domestic call, officials said.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, confirmed the shooting on social media. “They did their job,” she wrote. “They protected our community.”

The officers' conditions were not immediately available.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said his officers from St. Paul responded to a “domestic shooting” that occurred in the city of Burnsville, which has a population of nearly 64,000 and is located about 16 miles south of Minneapolis.

Further details about what led to the shooting were not available.

A state representative, Jim Nash, said on social media“My heart is heavy for the families of these officers, the Burnsville community and for our country because this headline is not unique.”

Burnsville police referred questions to a city spokeswoman, who did not immediately respond to calls Sunday.