By Michael Williams, Jeff Zeleny

(CNN) - At least four people were shot on Thursday morning in what police are describing as an “active” scene in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood, police have said.

Authorities are asking people to avoid the area near 15th St. NW and P St. NW.

The DC Metro Police Department’s Emergency Response Team is responding.

Police helicopters are circling overhead in the neighborhood about a mile from the White House, as officers block streets for several blocks.

“There’s an active shooter,” a police officer screamed at pedestrians on their morning commute to work.

The heavy police presence was on 15th Street, with streets blocked off for several surrounding blocks. Dozens and dozens of police vehicles are on the scene.

A shelter-in-place order is currently in effect for large portions of Dupont Circle and Logan Circle as law enforcement works to secure the area, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the situation.

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