Overview
- A gunman opened fire inside the VIDA Fitness on the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, killing one person and wounding four others, according to police who say the first 911 calls came shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday.
- Officers arrived within about 30 seconds and followed the suspect to a seventh‑floor apartment where he set a fire, fired at officers during a standoff and was later found with an apparently self‑inflicted gunshot wound and pronounced dead.
- Metropolitan Police say investigators are examining a dispute between the suspect and the building’s homeowners association as a possible motive, but police have not publicly confirmed the suspect’s identity or a definitive motive.
- Local and federal teams including MPD tactical units, the ATF and the FBI assisted at the scene, streets and nearby schools were locked down or placed on shelter‑in‑place orders, and much of the block was cordoned off.
- The investigation remains active with one injured person in critical condition; police are urging witnesses to come forward by phone so investigators can reconstruct the sequence of events and any links to prior litigation.