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Gunman shoots at least 4 less than mile from White House
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Gunman shoots at least 4 less than mile from White House

At least four people were shot Thursday morning in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood, ABC News reported, as the Metropolitan Police Department issued a critical alert about an active shooting near 15th and P streets Northwest.

A D.C. police spokesperson told The Washington Sun the shooter was at the area’s VIDA Fitness gym, which sits about a mile north of the White House. Police were responding to multiple locations, The Associated Press reported.

The suspect was not in custody as of 8:30 a.m., NBC Washington reported. MPD said its Emergency Response Team is on scene, the ATF is assisting, and police are urging people to avoid the area.

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