Earlier: At least four people shot near Logan Circle in Washington, DC (see latest: one dead, gunman barricaded)

At least four people were shot Thursday morning near Logan Circle in Northwest Washington, D.C., less than a mile from the White House, D.C. police confirmed to 7News (WJLA).

Police are treating it as an active shooting in the area of 15th and P Streets NW. The suspect is described as a heavy-set white male, possibly wearing a gray shirt.

D.C. Police issued a critical alert shortly after 8 a.m. ET saying its Emergency Response Team was on scene and urging the public to avoid the area. D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shootings happened at and outside a Vida Fitness gym and that police were looking for the suspect.

The condition of the victims has not been released. This is a developing story.

Update, Nov. 12, 10:10 a.m. ET: One person has died and at least four others were shot in Logan Circle, WUSA9 reports. The shooter is barricaded inside a building on the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, and police told Fox News Digital they no longer consider him at large and that he is "contained." Police have urged residents near 15th and P Streets to shelter in place, nearby schools were locked down, and the ATF is on scene assisting. Roads around the area remain closed. The victims have not been identified.