Police officers respond reports of an active shooter in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning. (Aaron Schwartz/Reuters)

1 dead, 4 wounded in shooting in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle; shooter barricaded in building, police say

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At least five people were shot, and one was killed in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood early Thursday, and police said the gunman, who was barricaded inside an apartment building, later shot himself.

Officers responded to reports of an active shooting at a gym just before 8 a.m. ET, Metropolitan Police Department interim chief Jeffery Carroll said at a press briefing.

Once inside, police located one victim, who died at the scene, Carroll said. Four others were transported to local hospitals, including one in critical condition.

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As officers were clearing the gym and an adjacent building, shots rang out from the seventh floor, where the suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment.

Much of the block was cordoned off, and nearby schools were placed on temporary lockdown.

While police were attempting to negotiate with the barricaded suspect, he shot himself, Carroll said.

Police did not identify the gunman. Carroll said that police believe the suspect had "some sort of conflict" with the apartment building's homeowners association.

While the suspect was barricaded, a fire broke out in the building, Carroll said. The building's sprinkler system was activated, and the fire has since been extinguished, he said.

A police officer speaks to people at the scene of a shooting in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood on Thursday.
(Aaron Schwartz/Reuters)

Witness Ryan Dubicki told the Associated Press that he was in his apartment around 8 a.m. when he "heard about five bangs."

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"They were really spread out so I thought it was construction," Dubicki said. His building's managers sent a notice about a possible active shooter.

Another witness, Max Smith, told reporters that he heard gunshots and took shelter in a nearby shop. "I'm very shaken up," Smith said. "You know, you don't expect it."

The shootings, which occurred just a mile from the White House, prompted a massive law enforcement response. Federal agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said they sent agents to the scene to help.

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