4 shot in Washington, DC, as police respond to active shooting: Sources
The suspect, according to sources, is barricaded inside an apartment.
At least four people have been shot in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, police sources told ABC News.
The Metropolitan Police Department said it is responding to an active shooter.
"CRITICAL ALERT: MPD is on the scene of an ACTIVE SHOOTING in the area of 15th and P Street, Northwest. MPD's Emergency Response Team is on scene," police wrote in a social media post.
A source told ABC News that a heavy-set male started firing near the entrance of VIDA gym near Logan Circle.
The suspect, according to sources, made his way to an apartment in the building above the gym and is barricaded, according to multiple sources.
National Guard troops are helping secure a perimeter of the area, a U.S. official told ABC News. No guardsmen have been injured or engaged, the official said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is headed to the scene, according to a source.
This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates.
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