Mass shooting in DC: 1 killed, and 5 shot, including children, just minutes away from White House's glamorous State Dinner

One person has been killed and five injured, including children, in a shooting in Washington, D.C., just minutes away from the White House.

At around 6:15 pm, the suspects drove up and fired into a crowd in the Carver Langston neighborhood on Wednesday evening, according to Police Chief Pamela Smith.

Investigators believe the suspects left the car and began shooting at people on the street.

They peeled away in a light blue Toyota sedan with no front tags, dark tints and black rims, police say. The vehicle is 'possibly occupied with two shooters inside.'

One man was killed and five people were injured after gunfire erupted in a Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood on Wednesday

The suspects climbed out of a blue Toyota sedan (pictured) and fired into a crowd in the Carver Langston neighborhood just after 6 p.m.

The suspects then took off in the car, which police describe as having no front tags, dark tints and black rims

Police Chief Pamela Smith reported that one man had been killed, while two men, a woman and a 9-year-old boy were taken to local hospitals with injuries

A 12-year-old boy was later taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound and is thought to be another victim of the same incident

One man was declared dead at the scene, while two men, a woman and a 9-year-old boy were rushed by ambulance to local hospitals.

A 12-year-old boy later arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound and is also believed to be a victim, Smith said.

Their conditions were unknown as of Wednesday evening.

Police roped off the crime scene in the 1100 block of 21st Street NE. 

The gunfire erupted roughly four miles away from the White House, where President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were hosting a state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife.