Four people shot near White House as schools placed in lockdown

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Four people have been shot in an upmarket Washington DC neighbourhood in walking distance of the White House, police have confirmed. Officers are responding to multiple locations,…

Five people have been shot in an upmarket Washington DC neighbourhood in walking distance of the White House, police have confirmed, with more reports from the scene claiming an 'active shooter' is barricaded into an apartment building.

Officers are responding to multiple locations, according to the Press Association. The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about a mile north of the White House.

No other details are immediately available, including the exact locations, police officer Nathan Clarke said.

Police urged people to avoid the area of the 1,500 block of 15th Street, which includes a fitness centre, St Luke’s Episcopal Church and residences and is around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket.

Unofficial reports from the scene show several police cars and bikes rushing to a cordon.

Independent X news account @TheDMVLive claims that an 'active shooter' is barricaded inside a flat on 15th Street.

It reports: "The ACTIVE SHOOTER in Washington DC has barricaded himself inside of an apartment on the seventh floor on the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, where a BARRICADE has been officially declared by MPD’s ERT. Several shots have just been fired AT POLICE through the door, causing SWAT officers to have to temporarily retreat and reposition themselves.

"The shooter had also been walking around intentionally setting fires across several different locations along Church Street NW and 15th Street NW. DC Police have put a lookout for a ‘White male, heavy built, wearing gray shorts with a gray and black gun.’ US Secret Service are also investigating the report of shots fired near 12th Street and R Street NW, however that is unfounded so far."

Streets around the area also were blocked off during a massive police response.

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