Virginia police investigate explosion at house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant

Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating a massive explosion at a house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant. The Arlington County Police Department said some officers received minor injuries in the explosion, but no one was transported to the hospital. No fatalities have been confirmed and the status of the suspect is not known. Police said the incident began at about 4:45 p.m. when officers responded to reports of shots fired, which they later determined came from a flare gun. When police attempted to execute a warrant several hours after they initially responded, the suspect fired several rounds inside the home and then the house exploded.