Police responded to an active shooter in DC area, with at least 2 men and 1 child reported shot

• Authorities responded to an active shooter situation in Northwest DC on Friday.
• A police spokesperson told Insider that 2 men and 1 juvenile female were shot.
• Authorities urged people in the area to shelter in place amid the ongoing search. 

Police are responding to an active shooter situation in the Washington, DC, area on Friday afternoon that left at least three people injured, including one child, according to authorities.

The Metropolitan Police Department said the people were shot in the area of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street in Northwest DC and urged people in the area to shelter in place. The search for the suspect or suspects is ongoing, police said.

A spokesperson for the department told Insider that the victims included two adult males and a juvenile female. In a press briefing, Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Stuart Emerman said the adults are in critical but stable condition. The child is in stable condition with a gunshot wound. 

"We have units in the area conducting a search for a suspect or suspects," Emerman said. "We're still trying to determine the motive for what specifically took place here and interviewing the witnesses. If you are residing in this area we are asking that you shelter in place."

Witnesses shared video on Twitter of apparent gunshots and said there was a heavy police presence at the scene. The area is home to several schools and universities which were placed on lockdown, including parts of Howard University and the University of District of Columbia.

Local TV news station WUSA showed footage of police taking one man away in handcuffs. Several individuals were detained, but they were not determined to be suspects, Emerman said. 

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