The DC gunman shot himself after a deadly shooting Thursday morning in Logan Circle left one person dead inside a gym and four others wounded, police said.
The violence near 15th and P streets NW sent people fleeing their morning workouts and brought heavily armed officers to a busy neighborhood about a mile north of the White House.
Authorities said the suspect barricaded himself in a building near the shooting scene. Police were negotiating with him when officers heard a gunshot, according to a police briefing reported by WHIO. Officials believe his wound was self-inflicted.
“We have located a total of four individuals that were shot here on the scene and transported, and one individual who was deceased here on the scene,” said Jeff Carroll, interim chief of DC police.
Police confirmed the person killed was found inside a gym.
“There is one person that was shot and deceased inside a gym,” they added.
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“They’ve been talking him for over the past hour again, attempting to try to resolve the situation.”
“Just moments ago, while communicating with that individual, officers heard a gunshot…officers forced entry, and located the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound.”
“We do believe that the suspect is now contained in that location.”
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The four wounded victims were taken to hospitals. Three had injuries that were not considered life-threatening, while the fourth had more serious injuries, officials said.
The shooting erupted around the VIDA Fitness gym. A woman who was exercising on a treadmill told NBC Washington she heard gunfire and fled with others, taking shelter at a nearby deli.
The suspect later barricaded himself on an upper floor of the apartment building above the gym, a federal law enforcement source told NBC Washington.
Police shut down surrounding streets and urged people to avoid the area as emergency crews responded. Several public schools restricted entry and exit while instruction continued inside, according to local reporting.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Emergency Response Team responded, with the FBI’s Washington Field Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisting, WJLA reported.
Authorities had not established a motive at the time of the police briefing.
