Washington, DC: Five Shot in Active Shooting Near Logan Circle, Shooter Not in Custody

Updated 14:50 UTC: Police revise the count to five people shot; suspect reported barricaded

Updated 14:50 UTC, Nov. 12, 2026. Police now say five people were shot in the Logan Circle shooting, revising the earlier count of four reported below. The Associated Press reported the higher count, citing Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Nicole Deaner, who said officers were responding to reports of gunfire at multiple locations and that the exact locations of the shootings were still unclear. The shooter had not been caught. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it sent agents to the scene, and the FBI's Washington field office is assisting local police. Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shooting occurred inside or near the VIDA Fitness center on the 1500 block of 15th Street NW. Later reports said the suspect had barricaded himself inside an apartment complex on that block while the police Emergency Response Team worked at the scene. Police continued to urge people to avoid the area around 15th and P Streets NW, and the victims' conditions had not been released.

Four people were shot on Thursday morning in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC, in what police described as an active scene near the corner of 15th Street NW and P Street NW, about a mile north of the White House.

The shooting was reported at about 8 a.m. local time, according to reports from the scene. Police urged people to avoid the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, a busy block that holds a VIDA Fitness center, St. Luke's Episcopal Church and homes, and sits around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket. Much of the block was cordoned off, and streets around the area were closed during a large police response.

Police search for the shooter

The suspected shooter was not in custody as of 8:30 a.m., police told NBC Washington, and officers were searching the area. It was not yet clear who the shooter is. NBC Washington reported, citing a federal law enforcement source, that a shooter was barricaded on a high floor of a residential building in the area. Police had not confirmed that detail in their public statements.

DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shooting took place at and outside the VIDA Fitness center. "Multiple people shot. Do not go to this area. Police looking for suspect," she wrote. The Metropolitan Police Department said its Emergency Response Team was on the scene, and the department called the situation an active shooting in its public alert.

Shelter in place and lockdowns

Police issued a shelter in place order for the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, and CNN reported, citing two sources briefed on the matter, that a shelter in place order was in effect for large parts of Dupont Circle and Logan Circle while officers worked to secure the area. Schools in the area were locked down.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it sent agents to help local police. NBC Washington reported that the FBI, DC Fire and EMS, Metro Transit Police, Homeland Security officers and the National Guard were also among the agencies responding.

Police have not released the conditions of the four people who were shot, and no other details about the victims were immediately available, a police officer told the Associated Press. Officers were responding to multiple locations linked to the shooting, police said.

A neighborhood already on edge

Logan Circle is a busy residential and commercial area within walking distance of the White House. In early August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency staff was assaulted in the neighborhood by a group of teenagers who tried to carjack him and a woman, authorities said at the time. The Trump administration later placed the city under direct federal control and sent in hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime, a deployment that remains in place.

Police said the investigation is ongoing. This story will be updated as officials confirm more details.