Five shot in Washington DC, ‘active shooter’ barricaded inside building
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.
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.
The man police say killed one person and wounded four others in a shooting in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood appears to have shot himself after shooting at officers from inside his barricaded apartment, Jeff Carroll, interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department told reporters Thursday morning. According to multiple law enforcement officials, the shooter has died.
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.
Five people were shot in Washington DC early Thursday, local time, and authorities are trying to capture the gunman.
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.
Footage from a rooftop on the corner of 15th Street and Massachusetts Ave in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC shows a heavy police presence.
DEK: At least four people have been shot in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The gunman shot one person inside a gym, according to multiple law enforcement sources. He then left the gym and kept shooting while outside, including into a parking garage, the sources said. The suspect is now barricaded in a building, sources say. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.
Witnesses of the shooting in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood described their experience inside the gym where it occurred. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting left one dead, four wounded – the gunman is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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.
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.
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