At least five shot in Washington's Logan Circle; police search for suspect

At least five people were shot Thursday morning in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., near 15th and P Streets, local police and officials said. The Metropolitan Police Department posted at about 8:20 a.m. that officers and its Emergency Response Team were responding to an active shooting. Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shootings occurred at and outside a Vida Fitness gym and that police were looking for a suspect. Police issued a shelter-in-place order for the 1500 block of 15th Street NW and urged the public to avoid the area, which is about a mile north of the White House. The block also holds a church and homes, with a Whole Foods around the corner. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said it was on scene assisting. Early accounts differed on the number wounded, with some saying four and others at least five, and on whether the suspect was barricaded in an apartment building or still at large. A witness in the gym said one shot was heard and a person was down inside, followed by more shots.

The right-leaning Washington Examiner and Breitbart both lead with the location and the police alert. The Examiner stays close to police notices and lists the block's gym, church and residences. Breitbart's headline calls D.C. "gun-controlled" and says the suspect is at large. It relays NBC reporting that a gunman shot a gym member in the back and ran out, and it notes conflicting reports on the suspect's whereabouts. The left-leaning CBS News and The Guardian US also lead with the shooting and Pinto's warning, but stress official guidance. CBS cites the AP's count of four and the ATF's presence. The Guardian quotes the shelter-in-place instructions and a witness account. Neither mentions gun policy. All sides agree on the time, place and gym. The Hill and TMZ largely match the others, adding that police said the suspect was barricaded in an apartment building.