WASHINGTON (7News) — Two people were killed, including a gunman, and four other people were injured after a mass shooting at a gym in northwest D.C. near Logan Circle Thursday morning, according to D.C. police. Just before 8 a.m., police received a call about a shooting inside the Vida Fitness gym in the 1500 block of 15th Street NW. Officers arrived in about 30 seconds. One person was found shot inside the gym and died at the scene. Police then found four other people nearby who had been shot. They were taken to the hospital and one of them has serious injuries. While searching for the suspect, who was identified as a white man, officers cleared the gym and an apartment building on the same block. Shots were heard on the seventh floor of the building. READ | Leaders and organizations react to the deadly mass shooting in DC. Police later determined the suspect had barricaded himself inside an apartment there. Negotiators made contact with the suspect and spoke with him for more than an hour, police said. During that communication, the agents heard a gunshot. They then forced entry and found the suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police said the suspect has since died. Before the barricade, the suspect had also set fire to parts of the building. “We believe at some point a fire occurred. The fire alarm went off in the building. The sprinklers in the building went off. There’s a large amount of water inside that location. So we believe at some point there was a fire in the building,” said Acting Chief Jeffery Carroll. “It has been contained and removed at this time.” RELATED | Witnesses remember the chaos during the Logan Circle shooting. The suspect lived in an apartment in the building and was also a member of the gym, officials said. D.C. Councilwoman Brooke Pinto told 7News crews on the scene that she was allegedly in litigation with the building manager and was targeting the manager in the shooting. According to Pinto, the manager is the person who was shot and killed in the gym. DC Police on the scene of an active shooting outside a gym in Logan Circle, where at least five people were shot on Nov. 12, 2026. (7News) Pinto was one of the first people to report the shooting in a post on his Instagram Thursday morning. “You know, I was getting ready to go to the office this morning when I got calls from residents,” Pinto said. “It’s just terrible. No one should have to experience that kind of fear or violence in our communities. Whether you’re exercising or on your way to work or on your way to school, it will not be tolerated in our city.” A Vida Fitness manager initially told 7News that the shots were fired “outside” the business. The business was immediately closed and will remain closed the rest of the day. SEE ALSO | GALLERY: 5 shot as police confront active shooter in Northwest DCA A witness told 7News’ Lianna Golden what he saw and heard as people fled a building in Logan Circle after five people were shot. He says he was trying to locate a friend who was inside the gym when police removed people from the gym. “I looked up and saw people running out,” Greg Raleigh said. “I didn’t see anyone run out of the building with a gun, so I’m guessing wherever it was, it stayed in the building.” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the shooting “a senseless act of gun violence” and said the city was devastated that someone had died. “I know many DC residents woke up to this news and were very scared,” Bowser said. He thanked MPD, fire and EMS and other local and federal first responders for containing the situation. He said the White House had been informed. Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George also issued a statement on social media. “The shooting in Logan Circle this morning is horrific. A life was lost in this unthinkable tragedy, and I send my deepest condolences to all the victims, their families, and DC residents living in this fear. I am grateful to the MPD officers and first responders who ran into danger to protect others… Our city will stand with the Logan Circle community and all those affected.” READ MORE | UVA Professor and Former MPD Officer Provides Insight into DCD.C. Logan Circle Active Shooter. Public Schools had also placed dozens of schools on alert during the active situation. The closures were lifted at 11:30 am. The MPD Emergency Response Team is on scene, as is the Washington division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. FBI Washington is also helping. 15th Street between P and R Street NW remains closed as the situation progresses. 14th Street between P and S Street NW has reopened. Metro Transit Police also said customers should expect to see an increased police presence at several stations in the area of the shooting “to ensure the safety of customers and staff.” Bus service in that area has also been affected by the investigation.
