Multiple deputies are down after police responded to calls of an active shooter in Colorado

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

"Multiple deputies" were down on Sunday after police responded to a call of an active shooter situation in Littleton, Colorado, a residential area south of Denver, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

"This morning deputies responded to he Copper Canyon Apartments for a Domestic Disturbance," the sheriff's office said on Twitter. "During the Investigation, shots were fired and multiple deputies were injured. No status on the deputies and no status on civilian injuries. Please avoid this area."

At least eight ambulances arrived on the scene, according to Denver7 News, ABC's affiliate in the area.