Washington DC, Nov. 12 -- At least five people were shot in an active shooting incident in Washington, DC's Logan Circle neighbourhood on Thursday morning, with police urging people to avoid the area and a shelter-in-place order issued for parts of nearby neighbourhoods, according to CBS News.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the incident has resulted in a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest and MPD's Emergency Response Team is on the scene

The post said, "The incident has resulted in a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest. MPD's Emergency Response Team is on the scene. Please avoid the area as we work to resolve the incident."

Earlier, it said it was responding to an ...