At least five people were shot Thursday morning in a trendy Washington, DC neighborhood less than a mile from the White House, with the gunman besieged by law enforcement in an apartment near the scene.
District Councilmember Brooke Pinto said in a brief statement on X that the shooting took place “at and outside” a VIDA fitness center near the intersection of 15th and P Streets Northwest in Logan Circle, about seven-tenths of a mile from the executive mansion.
One of the victims was dead and the other four were hospitalized, NBC News reported, citing law enforcement sources.
The outlet also reported that authorities had identified the shooter, who had barricaded himself in an apartment on a high floor of the building that housed the gym. Heavily armed SWAT teams could be seen combing the complex.
In addition to the fitness center and apartments, the 1500 block of 15th Street Northwest is home to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and is around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket.
Streets around the area were blocked off and local residents were ordered to shelter in place. Nearby public schools were placed on “alert” status, with no one allowed in or out.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it had sent agents to the scene to help, while the FBI said its Washington field office was helping local police with the investigation.National Guard members assigned to the city as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime were also ordered to the neighborhood to give assistance.
Witness James Spellman was at the gym a little after 8 a.m. when he heard gunshots. He said there were about 50 people in the facility at the time.
“Within seconds there was a man who fell to the ground, and a pool of blood came out,” he told the Associated Press. “One gym member rushed to help him. He was instantly dead. He had been shot in the neck.”
Spellman said he and other gym members ran out of the gym, and he said he heard more gunfire in the area of 15th Street. He said he heard about two shots fired in the gym and about five or six fired outside.
Ryan Dubicki was in his nearby apartment around 8 a.m. when, he said, he “heard about five bangs.”
“They were really spread out so I thought it was construction,” he said. It was only a short time later that he looked out “and there were cops everywhere.”
https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/at-least-4-shot-in-logan-circle-washington-dc-cops/
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