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Heavily armed police respond to Washington, DC, active shooter incident

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12-11-2026 | 09:40

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Heavily armed police respond to Washington, DC, active shooter incident

Large numbers of police in tactical gear poured into a Washington, DC, neighborhood on ‌Thursday morning, where police said an active shooter was barricaded in a building. At least four people had been wounded, according to local ⁠media.

The shooter was not yet in custody, police said.

"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," ‌the ⁠Metropolitan Police Department said on X.

Officers with rifles could be seen positioned on buildings nearby with dozens of police vehicles ⁠in the area.

A police spokesperson was unable to confirm the number of people wounded.

The ⁠incident took place in a neighborhood known as Logan Circle about ⁠a mile (1.6 km) northeast of the White House.

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