Five people were shot early Thursday morning (the 12th) in a bustling neighborhood of Washington, D.C., within a short walking distance of the White House, police said, as they mobilized teams to respond to incidents at multiple locations.
The shooter had not yet been captured by the time of publication of this report, and the exact locations of the shootings remained unclear, said the police department spokeswoman, Nicole Deaner.
The shootings were recorded in Logan Circle, about 1.6 kilometers north of the White House. No further details were immediately available, according to Officer Nathan Clarke.
The police asked the public to avoid the area around the 1500 block of 15th Street, where a VIDA Fitness gym, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and residential buildings stand, near a Whole Foods supermarket. A large part of the block was cordoned off. Nearby schools were placed under a precautionary lockdown.
Streets surrounding the area were also blocked during a large police operation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it had dispatched agents to the scene to provide support.
In early August 2025, a former member of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) under President Donald Trump was assaulted in the early hours of a Sunday in the Logan Circle neighborhood by a group of teenagers who were trying to steal the car he was in with a woman, authorities said.
Days later, Trump fulfilled his threat to bypass local authorities and imposed direct federal control over the American capital, sending hundreds of members of the National Guard to reduce crime. The mobilization remains in place to this day. Source: Associated Press.
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