At least four people were shot Thursday morning in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood, about a mile north of the White House, in what police described as an active shooting.
The shooting took place at and outside a VIDA Fitness gym near 15th and P Streets NW, according to DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto. The Associated Press reported four people shot, while local station WJLA said police confirmed at least five. The victims’ conditions were not immediately known.
Police said shortly after 9:15 a.m. local time that the suspect was barricaded. NBC4 Washington reported that he was holed up in an apartment building near the scene. Police described him as a heavy-set white man, possibly wearing a gray shirt.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s emergency response team is at the scene, and the ATF is assisting. Officials said they did not yet know the motive.
Residents have been told to avoid the area, a busy residential block with apartments, restaurants, a church and a Whole Foods.
This is a developing story.
