Several Shot in D.C. Shooting as Police Warn About Active Shooter in the Area

D.C. Shooting At Least 5 Shot in Active Shooter Situation Published November 12, 2026 5:59 AM PST | Updated November 12, 2026 6:36 AM PST At least five people have been shot in D.C. as police and other law enforcement agencies respond to the active shooter situation near Logan Circle ... with the shooter barricaded inside an apartment building. The Metropolitan Police Department wrote on X ... "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." As of now, no suspect is in custody, police spokesperson Nicole Deaner said. However, the shooter is apparently holing up inside a high-floor unit in a residential building ... NBC reported. Several law enforcement agencies -- including the FBI, ATF, D.C. Fire, Metro Police, Homeland Security and the National Guard -- are working the scene just a mile away from the White House. DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto wrote on X ... "Shootings at and outside Vida fitness this morning in Logan Circle. Multiple people shot. Do not go to this area. Police looking for suspect." Schools near the scene were placed under lockdown ... AP News reported. An eyewitness Ryan Dubicki told the outlet he "heard about five bangs." Related articles TMZ DC Shootings News Police