Multiple people were shot two blocks north of the White House just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, News4 has learned.

At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, right next to Farragut Square Park, a law enforcement source told News4.

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The scene is now secured and a shooting suspect is in custody, the Metropolitan Police Department said on social media just before 3 p.m.

One of the people injured was taken to a hospital via med-evac helicopter. The other two were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Two of the victims were National Guardsmen, the Associated Press reports. A law enforcement source tells News4 at least one of the guard members was shot in an exchange of gunfire.

The area

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