Shooting near downtown Washington, new details: one person dead and four injured.
The police later clarified that the shooter barricaded himself in the building and died. How exactly - not announced.
The incident happened at 08:00 in the morning near the White House near the intersection of 15th Street and P Street.
One of the injured is in critical condition, said acting Washington Police Chief Jeffrey W. Carol.
"Police officers were immediately dispatched to the scene. They got there in 30 seconds," he said.