DC shooting: 1 killed, 4 hurt in Logan Circle gym attack; building manager targeted, official says

WASHINGTON - One man was killed and four other people were wounded early Thursday in a targeted shooting inside a gym in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood before the suspect barricaded himself in a nearby apartment, fired at officers and died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.

D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto confirmed the suspect was dead and said the gunman targeted the building’s manager, who was the man fatally shot inside the gym.

What we know:

The shooting was reported just before 8 a.m. near 15th and P streets, D.C. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said. The building's manager was pronounced dead at the scene, and four other shooting victims were taken to hospitals. One was in critical condition, while the other three suffered injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, Carroll said.

After clearing the gym building, officers began searching an apartment building in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Carroll said. While officers were clearing the building, gunfire erupted from the seventh floor, where the suspect had barricaded himself inside a unit and fired through the door at officers at least twice, Carroll said.

Negotiators established contact with the suspect and spoke with him for more than an hour in an effort to end the standoff, Carroll said. While communicating with him, officers heard a gunshot and forced their way into the apartment, where they found the suspect suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Emergency medical aid was rendered at the scene.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was "devastated" and called the shootings a "senseless act of gun violence."

Police said the suspect, believed to be a white male, was a member of the gym and had been involved in a conflict with the apartment building's homeowners association. Officers recovered a handgun at the scene, though Carroll said it was unclear whether any other weapons were used. Police had not yet released an official motive.

At some point during the incident, a fire was set inside the apartment building, triggering fire alarms and sprinklers and leaving significant water inside, Carroll said. The fire has been contained.

Federal agencies joined local officers at the scene. The FBI Washington Field Office said it was assisting with the investigation and urged the public to avoid the area, while the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also deployed agents to help.

Authorities cordoned off much of the 1500 block of 15th Street, which includes residences, a VIDA fitness center and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and sits around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket.

Several District of Columbia Public Schools were placed on alert status, meaning instruction continued inside while no one was allowed to enter or exit the buildings. That alert has since been lifted, and police said a shelter-in-place order for area residents has also been lifted.

Residual traffic delays remained Thursday afternoon, though most roads reopened by noon.

The Logan Circle neighborhood has experienced high-profile violence before. In early August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted early on a Sunday morning in Logan Circle by a group of teenagers attempting to carjack him and a woman, authorities said. Trump later bypassed local authority to impose direct federal control over the city and deployed hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime.

Police said the investigation remains ongoing and asked any witnesses to contact authorities.

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