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POLICE INTERVENE TO ARMED SUSPECT IN WASHINGTON

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SOURCE: Reuters

11/12/2026

16:42

POLICE INTERVENE TO ARMED SUSPECT IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 12 /SRNA-Reuters/ – A large number of police officers in tactical gear entered a neighbourhood in Washington, where an armed individual had barricaded himself following a shooting that left four people injured, US media reported.

Police posted on X that the suspect had not yet been arrested and warned residents to avoid the area around the intersection of 15th Street and P Street.

Officers armed with rifles are positioned on nearby buildings, while dozens of police vehicles are deployed in the area.

The incident occurred approximately 1.6 kilometres northeast of the White House.