Law enforcement officials have identified the 46-year-old man killed when a gunman opened fire inside a Washington, D.C. apartment building gym.
James Stewart was pronounced dead at the scene in the Logan Circle neighborhood. Four additional victims sustained injuries and were transported to local hospitals for treatment; one remains in critical condition, police said.
The shooting began Thursday morning local time inside a fitness center in an apartment building in Logan Circle, roughly a mile (1.6km) north of the White House.
Police identified the suspect as 55-year-old Matt Wade Lambert. Authorities say he barricaded himself inside an apartment and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
While barricaded, “he did fire through the door at officers at least on two occasions,” Carroll said.
Negotiators had been on the phone with the suspect when they heard a gunshot and he stopped communicating with them, according to Carroll.
Officers forced their way into the apartment and found the suspect with what appeared to be a “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” he said.
Carroll added that police “believe there was a fire that was set,” which has since been contained.
Authorities are still working to establish the exact timeline, the suspect’s motivation, and other details of the incident.
“We believe there was some sort of a conflict with the apartment building, but we don’t have much more than that,” Carroll said.
Investigators recovered three firearms from Lambert’s apartment. He was a registered gun owner, police said.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called it a “senseless act of gun violence” and said the White House had been briefed.