Edinburg, TX (KRGV) — An officer with the Edinburg Police Department was hospitalized Thursday morning following an officer-involved shooting, according to a city spokesperson.

The unidentified officer sustained a gunshot wound while responding to a report of a barricaded subject at the 200 block of Fig Avenue.

According to Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra, deputies assisted police at the scene that was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m.

"I ask for prayers for the Edinburg officer at this time," Guerra said in a social media post.

An Edinburg city spokesperson said the scene is secured and there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Chapin Street and Closner Boulevard as the investigation continues.

Channel 5 News has a crew at the scene, check back for updates.