A shooting in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood left at least five people injured Thursday morning, triggering a high-level police response and a multi-block lockdown near the White House.
According to authorities and local media reports, the violence began inside the VIDA Fitness gym near 15th and P streets NW. A gunman entered the facility, shot a member in the back, and fled the building. The shooting sparked panic, forcing an immediate evacuation of the gym as additional gunfire erupted outside.
Following the initial shooting, the suspect barricaded himself in an apartment located directly above the gym. D.C. police declared an “active barricade” situation while working to resolve the standoff. A federal law enforcement official confirmed that authorities have identified the suspect.
Multiple federal agencies are assisting local police, including the FBI, National Park Police, and the U.S. Secret Service, with officers securing the perimeter and helicopters hovering overhead.
D.C. police issued a shelter-in-place order for sections of Logan Circle and adjacent Dupont Circle, advising residents and workers to stay indoors and keep away from windows. Major traffic closures are in effect along 15th Street NW (between P and Q streets) and 14th Street NW (at P Street).
The incident remains under investigation, and law enforcement has not yet released a motive.–Online