Five people were shot, including one who died, when a gunman opened fire inside and outside a gym in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning, police said. The suspect barricaded himself in a unit believed to be his in an apartment building above Logan Circle’s Vida Fitness before shooting himself, Jeffery Carroll, acting police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said at a news conference Thursday morning. Multiple sources familiar with the incident told CBS News that the suspect is dead. Carroll described the suspect as “contained.” Carroll said there were five victims, not counting the shooter. One has died, another is in critical condition and three have non-life-threatening injuries. The injured victims have been transported to area hospitals, Carroll said. Carroll said police received a call about the shooting just before 8 a.m. and authorities responded within 30 seconds. The murdered person was shot in the gym. Other victims included members of a construction crew across the street and a person in the lobby or alley outside the gym, Carroll said. The suspect is believed to have used a gun, Carroll said. CBS News national security correspondent Nicole Sganga says it appears the suspect opened fire inside and outside Vida Fitness, then retreated into a parking lot and ascended the apartment building before barricading himself in a unit on the seventh floor. A fire also broke out inside the building at some point during the incident, Carroll said. He said sprinklers were activated and the fire was contained. He said police don’t “know for sure” who set the fire, but authorities would “hope” it was the suspect. Gunshots continued to be heard for the better part of two hours as Metropolitan Police Department officers negotiated with the suspect. Carroll said the suspect fired through the apartment door at police twice. While on the phone with negotiators, the suspect shot himself, Carroll said. After hearing the gunshot, officers forced entry to the apartment, where they found the suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Carroll did not say where the suspect shot himself. Law enforcement responds to the scene of a shooting in Logan Circle on November 12, 2026, in Washington, DC Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Police say the suspect had a conflict with the homeowners association. The suspect is a white man, according to Carroll. He said police know the man’s identity but did not share it publicly. The man is believed to be a member of the gym, Carroll said. Carroll said an investigation into the suspect’s motive is underway, but said police are aware he had a conflict with the apartment building’s homeowners association. Jonathan Csapo told CBS News that the alleged shooter was his upstairs neighbor. Csapo said he had not interacted “much” with the suspect, but knew he was “very unhappy with the building management,” who he believed were “not talking enough action” about a water problem in his apartment. The suspect expressed his complaints about X and filed a lawsuit against the building, Csapo said. He also complained during board meetings, and became a little more upset at two recent meetings, Csapo said. “He invited everyone to his unit to see the damage,” Csapo said. “He wanted people to know what was going on. He wanted more attention and became increasingly frustrated because people weren’t listening to him.” Csapo said he evacuated the building via the fire escape after hearing the fire alarm. Then he heard gunshots. He and others took shelter around the corner, he said. He said he was surprised that the building, which he described as safe and close-knit, was at the center of a mass shooting. “Everyone knows each other. The building only has 99 units. Everyone greets each other in the hallway,” Csapo said. “We’re just a small neighborhood and I think we’re all pretty shocked.” Several agencies respond. The shooting took place about a mile north of the White House. Several federal agencies responded due to their proximity to the incident, officials said. Streets were closed and residents were asked to avoid the area. A shelter-in-place order was issued. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said its Washington Office was on the scene and assisting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said its Washington field office was also assisting MPD. The Secret Service, U.S. Marshals and U.S. Park Police also responded to the scene. There are no Secret Service protectees involved. The agency and the FBI responded because of their proximity to the incident, not because of any connection to the White House. Vida Fitness sent an email to its members Thursday morning informing them that its Logan Circle location would be closed until further notice. Witnesses describe ‘horrible’ scene Witness Jennifer Christine said she was on a treadmill at the gym when she heard gunshots. He said he witnessed a death inside the gym before leaving the building and taking shelter at a local bagel shop. “There was no other way to get out of the gym than to go through that scene,” Christine told reporters. “It was like chaos. It was horrible, honestly.” Another witness told reporters he was also on a treadmill when he heard a loud bang. At first he thought the sound was that of a ball exploding or something falling to the ground. Then he saw blood on the floor. An alarm sounded and the gym was evacuated, he said. The witness said he and other gym-goers ran outside, where police were already gathered. Then more shots were fired. “We all started running and people scattered everywhere,” the witness said. Witness Max Smith told media he heard multiple gunshots around 8:30 a.m. He said he and 10 other passersby also took shelter in the bagel shop. “I’m very shocked,” Smith said. “You know, you don’t expect it.” Anna Schecter, Sarah N. Lynch, Pat Milton and Nicole Sganga contributed to this report. More from CBS News Go deeper with The Free Press in:
