At least five people were shot, four injured and one dead, after a shooting near Logan Circle in Washington DC. The active shooter is barricaded in a building, D.C., police said.
The suspected shooter is not in custody, police said. We don’t yet know who the shooter is. The shooter is barricaded on a high floor of the building above the gymnasium where the shooting took place, a federal law enforcement source confirmed to News4.
Police confirmed that several victims were struck in the area of 15th and P streets NW, although it was unclear whether they were shot in the building or outside.
The four injured people were taken to hospital in varying conditions. The identity of the deceased is not yet known.
The neighborhood is a busy city block that includes a Whole Foods, restaurants, apartments, and Vida Fitness gym.
DC Council Member Brooke Pinto shared a statement on social media confirming that the shooting took place “inside and outside” of the Vida Fitness gym and asking people to stay away from the area. MPD has not yet confirmed the location.
A witness who was in the gym at the time of the shooting told News4 she heard gunshots while she was on the treadmill. When she heard the gunshots, she and others in the gym ran out of the building and took shelter in the nearby Call Your Mother grocery store.
Oscar Vasquez, manager of the Call Your Mother website, said he heard the building’s fire alarms go off. A minute or two after everyone in the grocery store left, they heard gunshots.
“We heard very loud, aggressive gunshots. Not like guns or anything,” Vasquez said. “We saw people coming running.
Police are asking the public to avoid the area at this time.
MPD has issued a shelter-in-place order for the 1500 block of 15th Street NW.
Area schools are on alert, a DCPS spokesperson told News4. This means that no one can enter or exit, but normal activities continue inside the building. The following schools are on alert and are communicating with parents via SMS:
- Garnet-Patterson Academy
- Thompson Elementary School
- Ross Primary School
- Cardozo Educational Campus
- Brent Elementary School
- Marie Reed Elementary School
- John Lewis Primary School
- Benjamin Banneker High School
- Garrison Elementary School
A massive police response could be seen a block away at 15th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW. Dozens of police cars and emergency response vehicles are in the area. Officers in tactical gear could also be seen arriving in the area.
The FBI, ATF Washington, DC Fire, Metro Transit Police, Special Enforcement, Homeland Security and the National Guard were among the agencies responding to the scene. Several medical ambulances could be seen arriving around 8:45 a.m.
Metro Transit Police said they are increasing police presence at several area stations, including Dupont Circle and Farragut West.
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