Police say at least five people shot at busy thoroughfare in Washington, DC

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Authorities have issued a shelter in place near the scene of attack in US capital.

Police have said at least five people have been shot in a busy thoroughfare in the centre of Washington, DC.

The shooting occured on Thursday near Logan Circle, at the intersection of 15th Street NW and P Street, police said at 8:23am local time (13:28 GMT). Police said in an update that the attacker had barricaded himself in the area.

The attack took place about a mile from the White House during the rush hour commute.

Schools near the scene were placed on lockdown. Police issued a shelter-in-place order as law enforcement descended on the block.

“Go inside the nearest building, stay away from windows, and remain indoors until further notice,” it said.

Reporting from the scene, Al Jazeera’s John Holman described a “river of police cars” and both local and federal law enforcement donning tactical gear.

“That’s not just from the police force also from FBI and Secret Service heading towards there,” he said.

The attack comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump has made crime in the US capital a key issue during his second term.

That has included deploying the National Guard across the city, a move Trump took after a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) official said he was assaulted in the early morning of August 2025.

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