Gym shooter in Washington D.C. dies after self-inflicted wound

One person died and four were injured in a shooting at a gym in Washington, D.C. this morning.

Jeff Carroll, interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, briefed reporters on the incident at VIDA Fitness in the Logan Circle neighborhood. The location is roughly one mile north of the White House. The first emergency call arrived at 8 a.m. from individuals inside the facility. Carroll stated that officers and other responders reached the scene within 30 seconds of that initial call. They discovered one adult man who had been shot.

Further calls to emergency services reported additional gunfire and victims. The gunman left the gym and moved to an apartment on the seventh floor of a building connected to VIDA. He barricaded himself inside the unit. For approximately one hour, police officers attempted to convince the suspect to surrender safely. During that negotiation, officers heard a gunshot while engaging the individual.

Police entered the apartment and found the gunman had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Carroll noted that it is not yet clear if the shooter and the victims knew one another. He indicated that further investigation is required to determine the full circumstances of the event.

The five injured individuals include the one person who was killed. The remaining four are currently being treated for their injuries. The Metropolitan Police Department is continuing to gather evidence at both the gym and the apartment. Carroll told the public that the scene is still active as investigators work through the details.