BREAKING: Police say at least 5 people shot in Washington, D.C.

We've got more breaking news now, this time out of Washington, D .C., where there has been a shooting. Police say at least five people have been hurt. I want to bring in my colleague Michael Schnell, who is near the scene. Rob D'Amico is also with us. He's an MSNOW national security. an intelligence analyst. and former FBI supervisor. Michael, what happened? Yeah, Steph, I am here right now in the corner. of 15th Street and Rhode Island Avenue. It's about a block and a half away. of where this shooting took.

THE SHOOTER TOOK PLACE, AS YOU MENTIONED, WHAT WE DO KNOW AT THIS MOMENT. RIGHT NOW IS THAT FIVE PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN THIS. INCIDENT. THEIR CONDITIONS ARE UNKNOWN. AND THAT THE SHOOTER IS BARRICADED, THAT IS COMING FROM A SPOKESPERSON. FOR THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. WE DID JUST GET IN A STATEMENT. FROM THE MPD, I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU IN FULL, THEY'RE WRITING QUOTE, THE INCIDENT HAS RESULTED IN A. BARRICADE SITUATION ON THE 15th. BLOCK OF 15th STREET NORTHWEST, NPD'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS ON THE SCENE. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA AS WE WORK TO RESOLVE THE. INCIDENT.

NOW, SOME MORE INFORMATION, STEF, A SHELTER-IN place order was put in place. by MPD at around 9 a .m. this morning, telling folks to avoid the area, stay inside and avoid windows. And again, just to give you a sense. of where we are right now. This is the Logan Circle area of Washington, D .C. It's a very popular residential. and commercial area to give you a sense. of how central it is to D .C. We're about five blocks away. from the WHITE HOUSE AND I CAN TELL YOU, I LIVE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM HERE AND. AT AROUND 8 .15 A .M., I.

STARTED HEARING SIRENS AND SEEING POLICE PRESENCE. OUTSIDE MY BUILDING. NOW, IN WASHINGTON, THAT'S NOT COMPLETELY. UNCOMMON GIVEN THAT THERE. ARE ALWAYS motorcades that are driving around. but obviously as we now know there was. a shooting again about a block and a half away. from where i am right now in the corner. of 15th street and rhode island avenue. what we know right now. from mpd is that five people were shot. their conditions. unknown and that the shooter is barricaded. in a building. again unclear where that building is.

but very clearly still a heavy police presence. around just being here for the last hour we have. seen a heavily armed. and PD officers we've seen ATF officials we've. seen FBI bomb personnel so an ongoing active. scene right now we will bring you more. as we learn it but again as we know right now. five people shot and the shooter barricaded. rob your thoughts on what we know so far you're. never here on good news days I'm not. but from what I'm reading in other media.

that a gunman walked into possibly a gym. and shot someone in the back then went out. and uh engaged people on the street. and then barricade himself in this apartment. the questions I have right now is did he know. the first target that seemed. like to be the targeted one was he a member. of the gym did he check in or did he just bust. into the gym what they're looking. for now is how did he get to this supposedly. high floor in this apartment. because most apartments around this area have. some method of. of you know only residents can get.

in so does he live there. if he lives there are there other people. in this apartment what weapon did he use. and that's important if he's. on a high floor in an apartment. and it has a window outside and it was a rifle, then he can actually very easily. engage people on the street. If it's a high floor and a pistol, it's not as big of a threat. But right now, the negotiating teams are. trying. to get him to talk, trying to get him to. communicate. so they're again, they can figure out are. there hostages in there? If there are, it changes the situation. dramatically.

They now have to have the SWAT team on standby. for an emergency assault. They're going to talk to them most likely. if there's no hostages in there with him. and he's just in an apartment. Things, you know, calm down a lot because. there's. no reason to go in unless he starts. threatening people. on the outside for some reason type of thing. But now it's just in a typical local barricade. All the other law enforcement are doing. those searches. Did he have any interaction with that Jim before? Do they know him? Does anyone see him on the street know him?

What were the incidences where the other people. were shot? Was it just a seam of aggression. or was it a targeted type event? My goodness. Michael, any updates you get, please come back to us.