Two Prince George's County police officers were shot Wednesday night while trying to serve a warrant at the wrong house, officials said.Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said a man was protecting his daughter from what he thought was a home invasion when he shot two police officers who mistakenly entered his apartment on Lorring Drive in District Heights.A confidential informant told police a drug dealer lived at the location, but the resident was actually a father who didn't know officers were trying to get in his home, Stawinski said Thursday afternoon."A law-abiding, hard-working citizen and his daughter were home at the point where we began to execute that search warrant," Stawinski said. "Our officers had worked to corroborate the information from that confidential informant; however, we did not draw the right conclusion."The tactical team had knocked on the door in question and then opened it after no response, at which time, a man inside the apartment fired a shotgun, hitting two officers, police said.One of the officers was hit in the hand, and the other in the shoulder, police said. An officer fired back, but did not hit anyone, police said.The resident surrendered to police after the shooting, officials said. Stawinski said the resident would face no charges.The two injured police officers were flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore. One officer is in serious condition and the other is listed in stable condition, police said. Both officers are expected to survive."We could be talking about a completely different situation based on what they encountered when they got into that apartment. We are very very relieved tonight that both of our officers are alive," county police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan said.

Two Prince George's County police officers were shot Wednesday night while trying to serve a warrant at the wrong house, officials said.



Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said a man was protecting his daughter from what he thought was a home invasion when he shot two police officers who mistakenly entered his apartment on Lorring Drive in District Heights.


A confidential informant told police a drug dealer lived at the location, but the resident was actually a father who didn't know officers were trying to get in his home, Stawinski said Thursday afternoon.

"A law-abiding, hard-working citizen and his daughter were home at the point where we began to execute that search warrant," Stawinski said. "Our officers had worked to corroborate the information from that confidential informant; however, we did not draw the right conclusion."



The tactical team had knocked on the door in question and then opened it after no response, at which time, a man inside the apartment fired a shotgun, hitting two officers, police said.



One of the officers was hit in the hand, and the other in the shoulder, police said. An officer fired back, but did not hit anyone, police said.

The resident surrendered to police after the shooting, officials said. Stawinski said the resident would face no charges.



The two injured police officers were flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore. One officer is in serious condition and the other is listed in stable condition, police said. Both officers are expected to survive.

"We could be talking about a completely different situation based on what they encountered when they got into that apartment. We are very very relieved tonight that both of our officers are alive," county police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan said.

