Police say five people were shot early Thursday in Washington’s Logan Circle neighbourhood, prompting lockdowns and a major response.
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Five people were shot early Thursday in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighbourhood, police said.
Police were responding to multiple locations and the shootings’ locations were unclear, according to police department spokesperson Nicole Deaner.
Officer Nathan Clarke said no other details were immediately available about the incident.
The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about 1 mile north of the White House.
Police urged people to avoid the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes a VIDA fitness centre, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, and nearby residences, and is around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket.
Much of the block was cordoned off, and schools near the scene were placed on lockdown. Streets around the area were also blocked off during a large police response.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it sent agents to help, and the FBI said its Washington field office was assisting local police with the investigation.
Witness Ryan Dubicki said he was in his nearby apartment around 8 a.m. when he “heard about five bangs.” He said the sounds seemed “really spread out” and he initially thought it was construction, before he looked out and saw “cops everywhere.”
Dubicki said his apartment building managers sent a notice about a possible active shooter.
The neighbourhood has seen previous violence, including an early-August 2025 assault in which a onetime member of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was attacked in an apparent carjacking attempt by a group of teenagers, according to authorities.
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