5 Shot In Active Shooting Near Logan Circle In Washington, DC: Police

WASHINGTON, DC — Five people were shot Thursday morning in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood, prompting a massive police response, school lockdowns and street closures as authorities searched for the gunman.

The shootings were reported near 15th and P streets NW, about a mile north of the White House. Police were responding to multiple locations, although the exact circumstances and locations of the shootings remained unclear.

The Metropolitan Police Department issued an urgent warning on social media Thursday morning.

"CRITICAL ALERT: MPD is on the scene of an ACTIVE SHOOTING in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest," police wrote on X. "MPD's Emergency Response Team is on scene. AVOID THE AREA."

Police spokesperson Nicole Deaner said the shooter had not been apprehended. Authorities had not released information about the victims' conditions or a possible motive.

The shooting prompted a large police presence in the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, a busy stretch of Logan Circle that includes a VIDA Fitness center, St. Luke's Episcopal Church and residential buildings. A Whole Foods supermarket is nearby.

D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shooting occurred at and outside the VIDA Fitness center, according to The New York Post. Police had not independently confirmed the precise shooting locations.

Much of the block was cordoned off as investigators responded. Nearby schools were placed on lockdown, and several surrounding streets were closed to traffic.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also dispatched agents to assist local authorities.

An MPD spokesperson told The Washington Post that police did not yet have a description of the suspect.

Witness Ryan Dubicki was in his nearby apartment around 8 a.m. when, he said, he “heard about five bangs.”

"They were really spread out, so I thought it was construction,” he said. Only a short time later, he looked out “and there were cops everywhere.”

His apartment building managers sent a notice that there was a possible active shooter.

The shooting unfolded amid an ongoing federal security presence in Washington.

In August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted in Logan Circle during an attempted carjacking involving a group of teenagers.

Days later, Trump asserted federal control over the city's police department and deployed hundreds of National Guard members as part of an effort to reduce crime. National Guard troops remain deployed in the capital.

Authorities had not announced any arrests or released additional information about what led to Thursday's shootings.

Police continued urging residents and motorists to avoid the area as the investigation unfolded.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.