Several Shot in D.C. Shooting as Police Warn About Active Shooter in the Area
D.C. Shooting At Least 5 Shot in Active Shooter Situation
Published
At least five people have been shot in D.C. as police and other law enforcement agency respond to the active shooter situation ... with the shooter barricade inside an apartment building.
The Metropolitan Police Department wrote on X ... "CRITICAL ALERT: MPD is on the scene of an ACTIVE SHOOTING in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest. MPD's Emergency Response Team is on scene."
As of now, no suspect is in custody. However, the shooter is apparently barricaded inside a high-floor unit in a residential building ... NBC reported.
The National Guard is working toward securing the perimeter around the area ... while the ATF responds to the scene.
DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto wrote on X ... "Shootings at and outside Vida fitness this morning in Logan Circle. Multiple people shot. Do not go to this area. Police looking for suspect."
Schools near the scene were placed under lockdown ... AP News reported.
The ATF
Story is developing.
