Four shot in Washington D.C. near the White House

Four people sustained gunshot wounds in Washington D.C. early Thursday morning. The incidents occurred in the Logan Circle neighborhood, approximately one mile north of the White House. Police responded to multiple locations within the area.

Officer Nathan Clarke stated that the exact location of the shooting remained unclear at the time of the report. Law enforcement asked residents to avoid the 1500 block of 15th Street. That block contains the VIDA gym, St. Luke Episcopal Church, and residential buildings. A Whole Foods supermarket sits around the corner from the scene.

Authorities cordoned off much of the block. Nearby schools placed students and staff in lockdown. Police blocked surrounding streets as they managed a large response to the area. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also arrived on scene to assist local officers.

This shooting follows a series of events in the same neighborhood earlier this year. In early August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was attacked by a group of teenagers. The group attempted to steal a car from the man and a woman during an early Sunday morning incident.

Following that attack, Trump exercised federal authority over the city. He deployed hundreds of National Guard members to help reduce crime. That deployment continues as of November 12, 2026.