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MapGunman Kills 1, Injures 4 in Washington, D.C. Logan Circle Gym Shooting
“Police believe the shooting suspect had a ‘conflict’ related to apartment building.”
“Police have not determined a motive for the shooting, Carroll said.”
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One person killed and four injured in a Logan Circle gym shooting in Washington, D.C. The suspect, a doctor who lived above VIDA Fitness, died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Logan Circle gym shooting
A gunman opened fire in and outside a gym in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring four others before turning the gun on himself, police said. Jeffrey Carroll, the Interim Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said the suspect barricaded himself inside his apartment after the shooting and that police received a call just before 8 a.m. and responded within 30 seconds. Carroll said investigators learned that Matthew Lambert lived in an apartment unit above Logan Circle's Vida Fitness and that Lambert had a long-running conflict with the building's homeowners association.
Carroll said police later confirmed Lambert died at the scene, and he said there were five victims, not counting the shooter, with one deceased, one in critical condition, and three with non-life-threatening injuries. Carroll said a fire was also set inside the building, sprinklers went off, and police said the fire has been contained.
Negotiators, witnesses, and fire
Jeff Carroll said police negotiators spoke with Lambert for about an hour before Lambert shot himself, and Carroll said the suspect fired through the apartment door at police on two occasions. Charles Webb said he heard the fire alarm, noticed water coming through his apartment ceiling, and that police opened his door “with guns drawn” and told him he needed to leave immediately. Sahil Kapoor said he heard a gunshot inside VIDA Fitness, saw a man with blood gushing out of his head, and told CNN, “To hear a gunshot within feet of you — it just stuns you.”
NPR reported that Tinbete Ermyas heard “a very loud bang,” and Ermyas said, “The bang sort of shook everybody.” NPR said Oscar Vazquez described hearing the fire alarm next door in the apartment building and said he and Cesar Miranda heard “like 7 or 8 gunshots” after the alarm.
Motive disputes and next steps
Police said they had not determined a motive for the shooting, and Carroll said investigators were aware Lambert had a conflict with the apartment building's homeowners association. Jonathan Csapo told CBS News that Lambert was “very disgruntled with the building's management,” and Csapo said Lambert believed the management “weren't talking sufficient action” about a water issue in his apartment. Brooke Pinto told NBC Washington that preliminary information suggests the shooter was targeting someone in the gym “that he had been in active litigation with over a condo issue,” and Pinto said, “It's just so sad and so senseless to kill someone over a dispute that should be worked out reasonably.”
“Police have not determined a motive for the shooting, Carroll said.”
The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime set up a website for victims and witnesses, and the CNN report quoted the office saying, “OVC offers our sympathy for the victims and witnesses impacted by the shooting in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. on November 12, 2026,” Police said streets were closed, residents were asked to avoid the area, and a shelter-in-place order was issued before being lifted, while the FBI Washington field office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said they were assisting.