Five Shot in Washington, DC, Suspect Barricaded

A gunman killed one person and wounded four others at a gym in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood on Thursday morning, then barricaded himself in his apartment and died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

The victim was killed inside VIDA Fitness, a popular gym at 15th and P Streets NW, about a mile north of the White House. Four others were wounded, one critically, and all were taken to local hospitals. Some of the victims were hurt at a construction site across the street, police said.

After the shooting, the suspect fled to what police believe was his own apartment on the seventh floor of a nearby building. He fired through the door at officers at least twice while barricaded inside, interim Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said. Negotiators spoke with him for more than an hour before officers heard a gunshot and forced their way in. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carroll said investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between the suspect and his residential building’s homeowners association. Police described him as a white man but have not released his name. The victims have not been identified either.

The shelter-in-place order covering parts of Logan Circle and Dupont Circle was lifted at about 11:35 a.m., though police are still urging people to avoid the area while the investigation continues. VIDA Fitness said its Logan Circle location is temporarily closed.