Two Miami police officers were shot Thursday morning while responding to reports of gunfire in Allapattah, prompting a massive law enforcement presence and an hours-long standoff that ended with the armed suspect dead, authorities said.

Police didn't confirm if the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Mason Triana, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or during the gunfire exchanged with officers.

According to Miami Police Chief Manny Morales, the incident began shortly before 7 a.m., when officers were dispatched to the intersection of NW 15th Ave. and 26th St. in reference to a vehicle that appeared abandoned. There was no one around the car, so they called for a tow truck, Morales said.

Moments later, officers received a ShotSpotter gunfire alert nearby and immediately responded to a home between 14th and 15th Ave. on 26th Street.

When they arrived, they found a vehicle riddled with bullets — and that's when gunfire erupted. 

Two officers were shot, one in the knee and the other in the ankle, Morales said. Both injured law enforcement agents, a male sergeant and a female officer, were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and are in good spirits with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. They are expected to be OK and will undergo surgery.

"I went to the hospital and spoke with both of them, they're incredibly calm," Morales said. "I'm very proud of the officers, and their response is commendable."

Barricaded armed suspect dead after hours-long SWAT standoff 

Triana was later pronounced dead after hours of negotiations and a tense standoff, police confirmed.

Earlier in the day, tactical units had surrounded the house and set up a perimeter. Morales said the suspect came out and engaged officers at one point using a high-caliber rifle, but no one else was injured.

Authorities initially sought to avoid a forced entry and even had family members try to convince the suspect to surrender, sources told CBS News Miami.

A second individual was also taken into custody in connection with the incident, police said. Authorities have not revealed the name of the second suspect.

A ShotSpotter alert comes from a system that uses acoustic sensors placed around a city to detect and pinpoint the sound of gunfire.