WASHINGTON – A police officer shot and killed a suspect in southeast D.C. Wednesday afternoon.

D.C. police say the officer was responding to the 500 block of 51st Street SE for a drug complaint around 2:30 p.m.

A man in a group standing on the street pulled a gun and started firing on the officer. The officer fired back, striking the man.

The man died of his injuries. No police officers were injured.

A police spokesman wasn’t sure if the other men in the group were arrested, or if other officers were involved.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Follow WTOP on Twitter.

(Copyright 2012 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)