At Least Four Shot Outside Washington Fitness Center; Suspect Barricaded in Building

At least four people have been shot outside a fitness center in the Logan Circle area of Washington, D.C., the United States capital. The shooting took place on Thursday (12 November) morning, and several people were injured, according to D.C. Metro Police and local officials.

According to the Associated Press (AP), at least four people were shot in the incident. The New York Times reported that the shooting happened in Logan Circle, a busy area of coffee shops, a gym and other businesses not far from the White House.

D.C. police said on the social platform X that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was on the scene of an active shooting in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest. The police Emergency Response Team was also on the scene.

In the same post, police told people to stay away, writing: 'AVOID THE AREA.'

D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto wrote on X that the shooting occurred outside Vida Fitness and that multiple people had been shot. She asked people not to go to the area and said police were looking for the suspect.

According to the New York Times report, police said the suspect was barricaded inside a building.

News outlets described the incident as a developing story; no further information on the final number of casualties or the suspect's identity had been reported by the time this report was written.