A Virginia man has been charged in the shooting of two Frederick police officers during an incident in which the suspect was injured as well, Maryland police said Saturday.

       Dominique Lamarr Lewis, 25, of Hampton faces two counts of attempted first-degree and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, state police said. Lewis remains under guard in a Baltimore hospital, where he was taken for treatment of gunshot wounds that he sustained in the incident.

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       State police said Saturday that a preliminary investigation has determined the encounter began shortly before 12:45 p.m. Friday, when Frederick police officers responded to a call for a suspicious armed man.

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       Officers found Lewis, who had a gun, sitting on an electrical box near the intersection of Waverley Drive and Key Parkway, state police said. They approached Lewis and asked him to show his hands, but Lewis ignored their requests and avoided contact with officers, authorities said.

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       Lewis then began walking away from the officers, before abruptly turning and firing at them with a .45-caliber handgun, state police said. The two officers returned fire, striking Lewis and leaving him incapacitated, state police said. The officers and suspect all received gunshot wounds to the torso.

       Frederick police officers Kristen Kowalsky, 32, a nine-year veteran of the force, and Bryan Snyder, 43, who had been with the department for two years, along with Lewis were airlifted to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries. The officers were released Friday night.

       State police said they have yet to determine a motive for the shooting, but the investigation is continuing.