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The shooting took place in Logan Circle, a busy area of coffee shops, a gym and other businesses not far from the White House. A suspect was barricaded in a building, the police said.

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A person in a police uniform and helmet holds yellow police tape stretched across a street. Police vehicles are in the background.
Emergency workers in the Logan Circle area of Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.Credit...Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

Nov. 12, 2026Updated 9:38 a.m. ET

Multiple people were shot near a busy area of Northwest Washington, D.C., on Thursday, prompting a widespread law enforcement response in the Logan Circle neighborhood.

A suspected shooter was barricaded in a building, the authorities said. The number of people shot and their condition were not immediately known.

The shooting took place in the area of 15th and P Street, the police said. The Logan Circle area where it occurred is a residential neighborhood less than a mile from the White House and home to coffee shops and other businesses.

The gunfire was outside VIDA, a gym in the neighborhood, said Brooke Pinto, a member of Washington’s city council, in a post on social media.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Christine Hauser is a Times reporter who writes breaking news and features.

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Source: The New York Times · Christine Hauser

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