A man shot five people in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood Thursday morning and then died by suicide, police said. One of the victims died.
WASHINGTON. Five people were shot Thursday morning in the Logan Circle neighborhood, about a mile north of the White House, and one of them died, interim Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said. The suspect died by suicide while barricaded inside an apartment, according to police and a law enforcement official.
Officers were responding by 8:23 a.m., according to a post by D.C. police. Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shootings happened at and outside a Vida Fitness gym on 15th Street. A witness told reporters the gunfire began around 8 a.m.
What police have said about a motive
Carroll said the man apparently had a dispute with the building’s homeowners association. Police have not described that as a confirmed motive, and the suspect has not been publicly identified.
The response
Schools in the area were locked down, and police asked residents to avoid the neighborhood. The ATF sent agents to the scene, and the FBI’s Washington field office is assisting local police.
What is still unknown
Police have not released the victims’ names or conditions beyond the one death. Anonymous officials have described how the shooting unfolded in the building, but police have not confirmed those details.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Sources
· Suspected gunman shoots 5 people in D.C., killing 1, before dying by suicide, PBS NewsHour (AP)
· 1 killed, 4 injured in shooting in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood, authorities say, CBS News
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