One Killed, Four Injured in Washington Gym Shooting; Suspect Dead

One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at and near VIDA Fitness in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood on November 12, police said. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said the suspect was later found dead in a seventh-floor apartment in the same building. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said four victims were taken to hospitals. Three had injuries that were not life-threatening, while another was critically injured. Police received the first report shortly before 8 a.m. local time, and the Metropolitan Police Department announced that its Emergency Response Team had been deployed around 15th and P streets Northwest. Carroll said officers communicated with the suspect for roughly an hour. He said the suspect fired through the apartment door at officers at least twice before they entered. Police believed the suspect belonged to the gym, Carroll said. Investigators were examining a conflict involving the building’s homeowners association, but he did not establish it as the motive. At 11:09 a.m., the police department announced that the barricade had ended. “The scene is safe,” it said, while warning that significant traffic closures remained and asking people to avoid the area. A school-system spokesperson said nearby schools’ alert status ended at 11:15 a.m. after an all-clear.