Five people were shot in Washington DC early Thursday, local time, and authorities are trying to capture the gunman.
Emergency vehicles can be seen near Logan Circle on Thursday. ( AP: Tom Brenner )
Five people were shot in Washington DC early Thursday, local time, and authorities are trying to capture the gunman.
The incident was unfolding on 15th street, near Logan Circle, about 1 mile north of the White House.
Several apartment buildings and schools in the area have been placed in lockdown, and dozens of police vehicles are at the scene.
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A gunman opened fire at a gym in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle Thursday morning. One person has been confirmed killed and four others injured. The gunman is dead, according to police.
The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, within walking distance of the White House. At least one person was shot at a gym and died, a witness said.
At least four people were shot in what police are describing as an “active” scene in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood, according to authorities. Follow for the latest updates.
Police in Washington DC confirmed on 12 November that one person had been killed and four more injured during a shooting in the Logan Circle neighborhood. The interim chief of police for the Metropolitan police department, Jeff Carroll, told reporters that negotiators made contact with the shooting suspect and after an hour of negotiations heard a gunshot. After forcing entry, officers found the suspect suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Washington D.C. In a busy area in the heart of Washington D.C., the capital of America, a gunman shot five people on Thursday morning, killing one person, and the attacker was also found dead. Alt...
The shooting began Thursday morning local time at a gym in an apartment building about a mile (1.6km) north of the White House.
