5 shot near DC gym as barricaded suspect standoff shuts Logan Circle
What's new: At least one person was reported dead, and police warned people to avoid the area near the White House during the morning rush.
Five people were shot Thursday near a VIDA Fitness gym in Washington's Logan Circle neighborhood, and police swarmed the area as a suspect barricaded inside a nearby building. The shooting happened at and outside the fitness center, about 1 mile from the White House, during the morning rush hour. The Metropolitan Police Department sent its emergency response team and told residents to stay away from 15th and P Street Northwest. DC Council member Brooke Pinto said multiple people had been shot. Local media, cited by Reuters, reported at least one death. A police spokesperson did not confirm the number of wounded, and the suspect was not yet in custody.