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D.C. police issue shelter-in-place order near 15th Street NW
AlertDC and D.C. HSEMA issued a Severe Immediate IPAWS Shelter in Place Warning on Thursday morning, saying Metropolitan Police ordered people indoors near the 1500 block of 15th Street NW.
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The District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, through AlertDC, issued a Shelter in Place Warning for the District on Thursday morning1.
The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System listed the notice as Severe, Immediate and Observed, under event code SPW1. It was sent at 8:59 a.m. EST and set to expire at 9:59 a.m. EST1.
The wireless alert said Metropolitan Police had issued a shelter-in-place order for the immediate vicinity of the 1500 block of 15th Street NW1. It told people to go inside the nearest building, stay away from windows and remain indoors until further notice, and to avoid the area1.
The IPAWS record named the sender as AlertDC and DC HSEMA1. The alert did not name a cause or say how long the order would last beyond the listed expiration1.