Police responded to reports of an active shooter in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighbourhood on Thursday morning. At least five people were shot, with one death and four injuries reported. The neighbourhood is about a mile north of the White House.
Supplied footage shows officers, police vehicles and a street cordon in the Logan Circle area.
Police said the shooting was reported around 8am local time near 15th and P Streets Northwest. Officers were called to multiple locations.
Police respond to a barricade
The Metropolitan Police Department said a suspect was barricaded near the site of the initial shooting. Police had yet to confirm an arrest when this report was prepared.
Police urged people to avoid the area. Nearby schools restricted entry and exit, and the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were assisting local officers.
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