Police declare barricade after multiple people shot in Logan Circle

Vida Fitness locked down with police inside, station reports

Multiple people were shot in the Logan Circle area of northwest Washington DC on Thursday morning, and DC police said the incident had resulted in a barricade situation on 15th Street Northwest.

In a statement issued at 9.21am ET, the department said the incident had “resulted in a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest.”

“Please avoid the area as we work to resolve the incident,” the department added.

A Vida Fitness manager told ABC7News that shots were fired outside the business.

The television station reported that as of 9am local time Thursday, the business was still under lockdown and officers were inside the building.

The manager said they felt safe with police inside and that the gym would be closed for the rest of the day.

Several schools in the area were also on lockdown Thursday morning, according to the Guardian’s live coverage of the incident.