5 shot near White House, gunman barricaded | 12 Nov 2026 | Five people were shot early Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, police said, who were responding to multiple locations. At least one of those shot was at a gym and died in a pool of blood, a witness said. A shooting suspect was barricaded in the vicinity of the initial shooting, the DC Metropolitan Police Department said. Law enforcement SWAT teams could be seen responding to a high floor of a nearby apartment building. The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about one mile north of the White House.