Washington police search for shooter after at least 4 people shot

Police said at least four people were shot Thursday morning in Washington's Logan Circle neighborhood, with officers responding at several locations and no suspect in custody.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

At 8:23 a.m., the Metropolitan Police Department posted an alert on X saying, "CRITICAL ALERT: MPD is on the scene of an ACTIVE SHOOTING in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest." Its Emergency Response Team was at the scene, the department said.

CRITICAL ALERT: 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.

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 12, 2026

D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto wrote on X that shootings took place "at and outside Vida fitness this morning in Logan Circle." "Multiple people shot. Do not go to this area. Police looking for suspect," Pinto wrote.

Shootings at and outside Vida fitness this morning in Logan Circle. Multiple people shot. Do not go to this area. Police looking for suspect.

— Brooke Pinto (@brookepintodc) November 12, 2026

Police Officer Nathan Clarke said further details, including the precise shooting locations, were not immediately available.

Police told NBC News that an active shooter remained at large. Police said at least four people were shot, while NBC said police had confirmed multiple victims were struck but the number injured was still unclear. The shooter's identity was also unclear.

The victims' conditions, whether anyone had died, the weapon used and the motive were not immediately known.

Police urged people to stay away from the 1500 block of 15th Street, where a large portion was cordoned off. Schools nearby went into lockdown.

A large police response closed surrounding streets, with fire department vehicles and officers present, including some whose vests identified them as U.S. marshals or police. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it dispatched agents to help police.

VIDA Fitness shares the 1500 block with St. Luke's Episcopal Church and residences, while a Whole Foods supermarket is around the corner. Logan Circle is a residential neighborhood with a dense population and popular restaurants and shops, about one mile north of the White House.

National Guard troops have been in Washington since August 2025. That month, teenagers assaulted a onetime member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency in Logan Circle, and authorities said they were attempting to carjack him and a woman.

Days after the assault, Trump took direct federal control over Washington and deployed hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime, the Associated Press reported. The deployment continues.

On Thursday, National Guard troops were helping secure a perimeter, a U.S. official told ABC News. No Guard members were injured or engaged, the official said.