Washington: One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from the White House, police said.


According to a Reuters report, the suspect has not been arrested yet.  Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Emerman told the news agency that it is not an active shooting situation. "Detectives are interviewing witnesses and looking for camera footage".


Giving out more details, Emerman said of the five wounded victims of the shooting, two were considered critcal and other injuries ranged from serious to minor, but all were expected to survive their injuries.

DC Police say there were five male victims and one female victim. The police had received a report of shots fired about 10 p.m. and found six victims who had been shot in the courtyard area of an apartment complex, about 3km from the White House.