2 San Jose police officers sent to hospital after exchanging gunfire with gunman

Courtesy: KTVU

SAN JOSE - Two San Jose police officers and an allegedly armed man were shot and hospitalized on Thursday night.

One officer and the suspect had life-threatening injuries, the San Jose Police Department said. They are both in critical condition, the department added.

The other wounded officer has already been released from the hospital for "moderate" injuries, SJPD said.

Police were sent to an area near the Bernal Plaza shopping center, at San Ignacio Avenue and Bernal Road, before 11 p.m. to investigate what officials described as a disturbance. 

Officers exchanged gunfire with an armed man who shot first, police said. Witnesses said the shooting happened at an extended-stay motel.

Several roads were closed while police investigated the shooting. San Ignacio Avenue is closed from Bernal Road to Great Oaks Boulevard and westbound Bernal Road is shut from Monterey Road to San Ignacio Avenue.

This is a developing story.