WASHINGTON - Five people were shot early Thursday in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood, about one mile north of the White House, prompting a massive law enforcement response and a suspect barricade inside a nearby apartment building.
The shooting was reported around 8 a.m. near 15th and P streets, according to police.
D.C. police said a suspect was barricaded near the site of the initial gunfire, and law enforcement SWAT teams were seen responding to a high floor of a nearby apartment building. Officer Nathan Clarke said no other details were immediately available, including the exact locations of the gunfire or the extent of the victims' injuries, according to The Associated Press.
Federal agencies joined local officers at the scene. The FBI Washington Field Office said it was assisting with the investigation and urged the public to avoid the area, while the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also deployed agents to help.
Authorities cordoned off much of the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes residences, a VIDA fitness center and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and sits around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket.
Several District of Columbia Public Schools were placed on alert status, meaning instruction continues inside while no one is allowed to enter or exit the buildings. The affected schools are Marie Reed Elementary School, Garnet-Patterson STAY Opportunity Academy, Thomson Elementary School, Brent Elementary School, Cardozo Education Campus, John Lewis Elementary School, Banneker Academic High School, Garrison Elementary School, the Adams Middle School Campus of Oyster-Adams, Bancroft Elementary School and Ross Elementary School.
Road closures and traffic delays were reported throughout the area. All westbound lanes of Constitution Avenue Northwest at 15th Street remain blocked, though eastbound lanes have reopened. Additional closures are in place along 14th and 15th streets at P, R and S streets Northwest, and motorists are urged to seek alternate routes.
The neighborhood has experienced high-profile violence before. In early August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted early on a Sunday morning in Logan Circle by a group of teenagers attempting to carjack him and a woman, authorities said. Days later, Trump bypassed local authority to impose direct federal control over the city and deployed hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime—a deployment that remains in place.
Police said the investigation and response remain ongoing.
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Active shooter in DC's Logan Circle leaves 5 shot
Five people were shot early Thursday in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood, about one mile north of the White House, as police responded to an active shooter and a barricade situation across multiple locations.
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Four people were shot early Thursday in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood, about one mile north of the White House, as police responded to an active shooter across multiple locations.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Metropolitan Police Department.