Key facts
- The Metropolitan Police Department said a shooter was barricaded in a building and not in custody.
- A police spokesperson was unable to confirm the number of people wounded, Reuters reported.
- Council member Brooke Pinto said the shooting happened at and outside Vida fitness in Logan Circle.
- The incident took place about a mile northeast of the White House, Reuters reported.
Four people were wounded in a shooting in Northwest Washington DC's Logan Circle area on the morning of November 12, 2026, according to local media cited by Reuters. The Metropolitan Police Department said a shooter was barricaded in a building and was not yet in custody.
"MPD is on the scene of an ACTIVE SHOOTING in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest. MPD's Emergency Response Team is on scene. AVOID The AREA," the department said on X. Officers with rifles could be seen positioned on buildings nearby, with dozens of police vehicles in the area, Reuters reported.
A police spokesperson was unable to confirm the number of people wounded, Reuters reported. The Guardian reported that a police spokesperson confirmed four people were shot and described the scene as "still active."
Council member Brooke Pinto said on social media that the shooting happened at and outside Vida fitness in Logan Circle, that police were looking for a suspect and that residents should stay away from the area. The neighborhood sits about a mile (1.6 km) northeast of the White House.