The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that on the morning of August 19, local time, there was a shooting incident near the National Mall in Washington, and three people are currently in custody.

  There were multiple gunmen at the time of the incident and at least two firearms were found, the police department said.

Police found no casualties and three people have been detained in connection with the incident, including a teen and two adults.

Police are still investigating and no ongoing threat to the public has been identified.

(CCTV reporter Zhang Yingzhe)