One dead and four injured in Washington DC shooting, with suspect reportedly deadAnna Betts Thu, November 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM UTC
Local law enforcement and the national guard respond to reports of a shooting on 12 November 2026, in Washington DC.Photograph: Tom Brenner/AP
Four people were injured and one person died after a shooting in Northwest Washington DC on Thursday morning, local police said.
In a Thursday morning press conference, authorities identified the suspect as a “white male” who had been “contained”. Shortly after the press conference, the and NBC News both reported that the suspect was dead, citing law enforcement officials.
Jeffery Carroll, the interim chief of police for the Metropolitan police department (MPD), told reporters that the department received a report of a shooting just before 8am ET at the 1500 block of 15th Street inside of a gym. He said officers were dispatched to the area and were on the scene within 30 seconds.
The police said they located an adult male that had been shot, and then received multiple other calls for additional gunshots and victims.
Carroll said that four people were shot and transported to the hospital and one individual died on the scene. Among those who were transported, one is “determined to be in critical condition”.
“When officers got on the scene, they began canvassing, attempting to locate the suspect in this case,” Carroll said. “While they were on the scene, they were able to begin to clear the building where the shootings occurred.”
While clearing an apartment building on the block, Carroll noted that “gunshots rang out on the seventh floor, and since that time, we have determined the suspect had barricaded themselves in an apartment on the seventh floor of that building”. The emergency response team “responded to the scene as well as additional resources from many federal partners”.
“Our negotiators with their emergency response team were also able to make contact with the suspect inside the apartment,” Carroll continued. “They’ve been talking to him for over the past hour, again attempting to try to resolve the situation. Just moments ago, while communicating with that individual, officers heard a gunshot. As a response to that, officers forced entry into the apartment. When they did that, they located the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound.”
Police are “still evaluating that to make sure we clear the entire building”. They also noted later on Thursday morning that the scene was “safe” but that the public should still “avoid the area”.
The gunman was a member of the gym affected, which has been identified as VIDA Fitness. Officials said that they believe that the suspect was in “some sort of a conflict with the apartment building, but we don’t have much more than that”.
Police said that they know that at least at “one point in time” the shooter had a handgun.
“We don’t know if there’s other weapons that are involved or not,” they said.
The mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, called the shooting a “senseless act of gun violence” at the news conference and confirmed that the White House had been briefed.
In an email to members seen by the Guardian, VIDA Fitness said that the Logan Circle club is “currently closed as is the surrounding area”.
“Please do not travel to the Logan Circle area at this time,” the statement added. “We will update you and send out a more detailed messaged once we have more information.”
VIDA Fitness DC confirmed in a statement on social media that its Logan Circle location was “temporarily closed” following the shooting and that it will remain closed until further notice.
“The safety and well-being of our members, guests and team are our highest priority” it said. “We ask that you avoid traveling to the Logan Circle location and surrounding area until further notice.
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident,” the statement added. “We understand that this news may be deeply concerning to our VIDA community.”
A witness, James Spellman, told the that he was at the gym a little after 8am when he heard shots being fired.
“Within seconds there was a man who fell to the ground, and a pool of blood came out,” Spellman said. “One gym member rushed to help him. He was instantly dead. He had been shot in the neck.”
Spellman said he and others ran out of the gym, and then they heard more gunfire in the area of 15th Street. He told the outlet that he heard about two shots fired in the gym and about five or six fired outside.
Several schools in the area have been placed under “alert status” as public safety teams continue responding to the incident.
Source: Crime
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