Multiple people shot after incident in Washington DC, say police
Anna Betts
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Multiple people have been shot in north-west Washington DC on Thursday morning, local police have confirmed, prompting a “barricade situation” in the area.
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police → shoot → area
In a statement at 9.21am ET, the DC police said that the incident has “resulted in a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest”.
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incident → say → Street
“Please avoid the area as we work to resolve the incident,” they added.
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they → avoid → incident
A Vida Fitness manager told ABC7News that shots were fired outside the business.
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shots → tell → business
The local news station reported that as of 9am local time on Thursday morning, the business was still under lockdown and there is police inside the building.
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The manager said that they feel safe with police inside, and that the gym will be closed the rest of the day.
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gym → say → day
James Spellman was at the gym a little after 8am when he heard shots being fired.
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He said there were about 50 people in the gym at the time, reported AP.
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“Within seconds there was a man who fell to the ground, and a pool of blood came out,” he said.
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he → be → blood
“One gym member rushed to help him.
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member → rush → him
He had been shot in the neck.”
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Spellman told AP that he and other gym members ran out of the gym, and he said he heard more gunfire in the area of 15th Street.
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he → tell → Street
He said he heard about two shots fired in the gym and about five or six fired outside.
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five → say → gym
Witness Ryan Dubicki was in his nearby apartment around 8 am when, he said, he “heard about five bangs.”
“They were really spread out so I thought it was construction,” he said.
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he → say → bangs
It was only a short time later that he looked out “and there were cops everywhere.”
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His apartment building managers sent a notice that there was a possible active shooter, reported AP.
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Just after 8AM, a gunman opened fire at the VIDA Fitness in Logan Circle, right here in Washington, DC.
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gunman → open → Washington
At least five people were shot, the surrounding blocks were locked down, and nearby schools were put on alert.
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schools → shoot → alert
People who walked in for a morning workout found themselves running for their lives and sheltering from gunfire.
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What should have been an ordinary Thursday morning became a scene none of our neighbors should ever have to carry.
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This is why we do this work.
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Gun violence doesn’t just happen somewhere else.
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Today it happened down the street, and we will not accept it as normal.
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The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about 1 mile north of the White House.
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shootings → report → House
Police urged people to avoid the area of the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes a VIDA fitness center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and residences and is around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket, the AP reports.
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Much of the block was cordoned off.
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Schools near the scene were placed on lockdown.
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Multiple people shot after incident in Washington DC, say police
Anna Betts
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police → shoot → DC
Multiple people have been shot in north-west Washington DC on Thursday morning, local police have confirmed, prompting a “barricade situation” in the area.
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police → shoot → area
In a statement at 9.21am ET, the DC police said that the incident has “resulted in a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest”.
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incident → say → Street
“Please avoid the area as we work to resolve the incident,” they added.
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they → avoid → incident
A Vida Fitness manager told ABC7News that shots were fired outside the business.
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shots → tell → business
The local news station reported that as of 9am local time on Thursday morning, the business was still under lockdown and there is police inside the building.
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business → report → building
The manager said that they feel safe with police inside, and that the gym will be closed the rest of the day.
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gym → say → day
Armed police and members of the National Guard were visible around the Logan Circle area of Washington DC after the incident began on Thursday morning.
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incident → begin → morning
Police issue shelter-in-place order after at least five people shot in Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington DC
Anna Betts
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At least five people have been shot in Northwest Washington DC on Thursday morning, local police confirmed to the Associated Press.
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A spokesperson for the Washington DC police department told the Guardian in a brief phone call on Thursday morning that the scene was “still active”.
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scene → tell → morning
The DC police department said in a social media post at about 8.20am ET that officers were on the scene responding to an “active shooting in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest”.
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…and 8 more, not listed.
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