Two Hennepin County Sheriff Deputies sustained non-life-threatening injuries in an exchange of gunfire in a Minnetonka neighborhood late Wednesday morning.

The deputies were executing a warrant in the suburb around 11:18 a.m. when the gun fight broke out, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. "One deputy was transported to the hospital for further care for non-life-threatening injuries. The other deputy was treated and released on scene."

In police scanner audio, officers reported another person "down on the ground" and "not moving." Asked about that person, Hennepin County Sheriff spokesman Jeremy Zoss referred questions to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), the state agency investigating the shooting. A BCA spokesperson did not respond to calls.

"There is no threat to the general public at this time," the sheriff's office news release said.

The shooting occurred in the 13000 block of Crestwood Drive, said Minnetonka city spokesman Andrew Wittenborg.

As of mid-afternoon, law enforcement agents from around the metro were still on the scene, near Interstate-494 and Excelsior Boulevard, and had cordoned off several blocks around the area. Law enforcement were patrolling the area with rifles and drones hovered above. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also responding to the scene.

There is no immediate word on what prompted the gunfire. Wittenborg said he did not know whether the warrant was for an arrest or some kind of search.

The shooting comes two months after the fatal shooting of two Burnsville police officers and a medic who responded after an hourslong standoff following a domestic abuse call. In that case, a gunman had barricaded himself inside the home with a woman and seven children. He died after turning his weapon on himself.

As details of Wednesday's shooting were still emerging, Gov. Tim Walz called it "another horrific situation" of a Minnesota law enforcement agent being injured in the line of duty.

Walz said the incident "on the horrific heels of what happened in Burnsville with the loss of our three first responders" makes it "crystal clear" that state leaders need to continue to put money into public safety so that law enforcement agencies can "continue to do what they need to do to prevent these." He said lawmakers also need to continue the conversation around gun violence prevention.

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Staff writers Josie Albertson-Grove and Briana Bierschbach contributed to this story.