Five shot, one killed in shooting at Logan Circle gym in Washington, D.C.; gunman dead after standoff

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 — At least five people were shot and one was killed Thursday morning in Washington's Logan Circle neighborhood, police said. The gunman barricaded himself in a nearby apartment building and was later found dead from a gunshot wound; the scene is now safe, officials said.

Gunman opened fire inside the gym, then fled

NBC News reported that the gunman entered the VIDA Fitness gym near 15th and P Streets Northwest, shot a gym member in the back and ran out of the building; shots on the street followed as people ran. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the shooting took place in and around the gym. Five people were shot, one fatally; the four wounded were taken to hospitals in varying conditions, and the identity of the person killed has not been released.

The Associated Press reported that officials believe the suspect then shot another person in a parking garage elevator before barricading himself on the seventh floor of the Metropole building above the gym. A witness told Washingtonian he saw people crying outside the gym and heard "multiple pops" just after 8 a.m.; another resident said she saw people running out of the gym as an alarm sounded.

Gunman dead after hours-long standoff

Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a morning news conference that the gunman "has been contained" and the scene "is safe." The Associated Press reported that the suspect is dead. Acting Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said police heard a gunshot while speaking to the suspect and, on entering his apartment, found him with a gunshot wound. Carroll said the gunman was in conflict with a homeowners' association; the motive remains under investigation.

Area locked down as agencies respond

MPD issued a critical alert at 8:23 a.m. about an active shooting in the area of 15th and P Streets Northwest, with its Emergency Response Team on scene, and urged the public to avoid the area. The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, D.C. Fire, Metro Transit Police, Homeland Security and the National Guard were among the agencies responding. Police ordered residents of the 1500 block of 15th Street Northwest to shelter in place, closed nearby streets, and asked residents to check in at the Stead Park Recreation Center at 1625 P Street Northwest. VIDA said its Logan Circle location will be closed until further notice. The scene is about a mile north of the White House.

(Sources: The Associated Press; Metropolitan Police Department; Washingtonian; NBC News. This is a developing story; casualty figures and details are subject to official confirmation. Photo: file image.)