Police have said at least five people have been shot in a busy thoroughfare in the centre of Washington, DC.
The shooting occurred near Logan Circle, at the intersection of 15th Street NW and P Street, police said at 8:23am local time (13:28 GMT). Police said in an update that the attacker had barricaded himself in the area.
The attack took place about a mile from the White House during the rush hour commute.
Schools near the scene were placed on lockdown. Police issued a shelter-in-place order as law enforcement descended on the block.
“Go inside the nearest building, stay away from windows, and remain indoors until further notice,” it said.
The condition of the victims was not immediately available.
The attack comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump has made crime in the US capital a key issue during his second term.
That has included deploying the National Guard across the city, a move Trump took after a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) official said he was assaulted in the early morning of August 2025.
