2 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting in Downtown Washington DC

Multiple people were shot at a recreational facility in Washington, DC, early Sunday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department said, as it began a search for one suspect in the attack.

Two people were killed and five more injured in the gun attack, which began at Kennedy Recreation Center in the capital's downtown early Sunday, MDP Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll said in a briefing to media at the scene, NBC News reported.

"A total of seven people were shot at this location, two which have since been pronounced deceased," he said.