At least five people were shot, including one person reportedly killed, during an active shooting Thursday morning near Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle, triggering a massive police response just blocks from the White House.
The shooting unfolded shortly after 8 a.m. near 15th and P streets NW, a busy area containing apartments, businesses, restaurants and a fitness center.
D.C. Metropolitan Police initially described the incident as an “active shooter” situation and ordered residents and workers to stay away from the area.
Police later said the suspected shooter was no longer considered at large and had been “contained” inside a nearby building.
The suspect was believed to be barricaded inside an apartment building as heavily armed officers surrounded the location.
“The shooter has been contained and is currently barricaded,” D.C. police told Fox News Digital.
Police said at least five people had been shot.
Authorities initially described all five as injured, although subsequent reporting from the scene indicated at least one victim had died.
The Associated Press reported that a witness inside VIDA Fitness said a man who had been shot in the neck died during the attack.
Police had not publicly confirmed the fatality in their initial updates.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting and a possible motive remained unclear as the law enforcement operation continued.
A massive police presence descended on the Logan Circle neighborhood following reports of gunfire.
Members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Emergency Response Team arrived in tactical equipment, while officers carrying rifles were positioned around nearby buildings.
The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to assist local authorities.
Police closed streets throughout the neighborhood and established a large perimeter around the scene.
Authorities issued a shelter-in-place warning for people near the 1500 block of P Street NW.
“Go inside the nearest building, stay away from windows, and remain inside,” the emergency alert said.
Several nearby schools were placed on lockdown as officers searched the area and worked to contain the suspected shooter.
D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto said the attack occurred at VIDA Fitness, a gym near Logan Circle.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene as gunfire erupted.
One woman who was exercising at the gym said she encountered a wounded person while attempting to leave the building before hearing additional shots.
She described smelling gunpowder and seeing smoke as people fled or searched for places to hide.
Another witness reported hearing several loud bangs before seeing a large number of police officers arrive.
The shooting occurred approximately one mile from the White House in one of Washington’s busiest residential and commercial neighborhoods.
Images from the scene showed police vehicles filling surrounding streets while heavily armed officers maintained positions around the suspected gunman’s location.
Federal law enforcement officials told reporters that authorities believed they knew where the shooter was located.
The incident immediately renewed attention on violent crime in the nation’s capital, where the Trump administration has maintained an increased federal law enforcement and National Guard presence.
President Donald Trump ordered a federal intervention in Washington in August 2025 following a series of high-profile crimes.
The administration deployed National Guard personnel and federal agents while arguing that stronger enforcement was necessary to reduce violent crime.
That intervention followed an attempted carjacking in which a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer was assaulted.
Trump repeatedly cited the attack while arguing that federal authorities needed to take a larger role in protecting residents, visitors and government workers in Washington.
The National Guard presence has continued into 2026.
