5 people are shot in the trendy Logan Circle neighborhood of the nation’s capital, police say

Five people were shot early Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, police said, who were responding to multiple locations.

The shooter had not been caught, and the locations of the shootings were unclear, police department spokesperson Nicole Deaner said.

The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about one mile north of the White House. No other details are immediately available, police Officer Nathan Clarke said.

Police urged people to avoid the area of the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes a VIDA fitness center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and residences and is around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket. Much of the block was cordoned off. Schools near the scene were placed on lockdown.

Streets around the area were also blocked off during a massive police response. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it sent agents to the scene to help. And the FBI said its Washington field office was helping local police with the investigation.

Witness Ryan Dubicki was in his nearby apartment around 8 a.m. when, he said, he “heard about five bangs.”

“They were really spread out so I thought it was construction,” he said. It was only a short time later that he looked out “and there were cops everywhere.”

His apartment building managers sent a notice that there was a possible active shooter.

In early August 2025, a one-time member of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted early on a Sunday morning in the Logan Circle neighborhood by a group of teenagers attempting to carjack him and a woman, authorities said.

Days later, Trump fulfilled his threat to bypass local authority and imposed direct federal control over the city, sending in hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime. That deployment continues today.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.