Five people were shot, one fatally, on Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, police said, and the suspected gunman later shot and killed himself as a swarm of officers responded to a nearby apartment building where he was barricaded. According to Associated Press one victim died in the initial shooting, said Jeffrey Carroll, interim chief with the Metropolitan Police Department. Carroll said the suspect then shot himself while barricaded inside an apartment. He added that the man apparently had a dispute with the building’s homeowners association. The suspect's death was confirmed by a law enforcement official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation into what happened and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about a mile north of the White House. Much of the block on 15th Street was cordoned off as police urged people to avoid the area, which includes a VIDA fitness center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, residences and a Whole Foods supermarket. Schools were on lockdown. Law enforcement SWAT teams and other officers had their guns drawn on the roof of an apartment building or on the ground below. Authorities believe the suspect shot at least one person inside the gym before going outside and firing again, according to another law enforcement official who was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. Law enforcement agents believe the suspect shot another person in a parking garage elevator before barricading himself on the seventh floor of the building, the official said.
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Five people were shot, one fatally,
on Thursday in a trendy Washington, D.C.,
neighborhood within walking distance of the White House,
police said, and the suspected gunman later
shot and killed himself as a swarm of officers responded
to a nearby apartment building where
he was barricaded. According
to Associated Press one victim died in the initial shooting,
said Jeffrey Carroll, interim chief
with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Carroll said the suspect then shot himself
while barricaded inside an apartment.
He added that the man apparently had a dispute
with the building's homeowners association.
The suspect's death was confirmed by a law enforcement official,
who was not authorized to publicly discuss
the ongoing investigation into what happened
and spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
The shootings were reported in Logan Circle,
about a mile north of the White House.
Much of the block on 15th Street was cordoned off
as police urged people to avoid the area,
which includes a Vita Fitness Center, St. Luke's Episcopal Church,
residences, and a Whole Foods supermarket.
Schools were on lockdown. Law enforcement SWAT
teams and other officers had their guns drawn
on the roof of an apartment building or on the ground below
Authorities believe the suspect shot
at least one person inside the gym before going outside
and firing again, according
to another law enforcement official who was not authorized
to publicly discuss the investigation
and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
Law enforcement agents believe
the suspect shot another person in a parking garage elevator
before barricading himself on the seventh floor
of the building, the official said.
So what we know is just before 8
o'clock this morning,
A call came in for the report of a shooting
in the 1500 block of 15th Street inside of a gym.
Officers immediately were dispatched to this area.
They were on scene within 30 seconds.
Once they arrived on the scene,
they did locate an adult male that had been shot. However,
multiple other calls came out for additional gunshots and victims.
At this time, we have located a total
of four individuals that were shot here on the scene
and transported, and one individual who was deceased here on the scene.
When officers got on the scene, again,
they began canvassing, attempting to locate
the suspect in this case.
While they were on the scene, they were able to begin to, of course,
clear the building where the shootings occurred.
They also began to clear an apartment building in
the 1500 block of 15th Street.
While clearing that building, 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.
Our negotiators with their emergency response team
were also able to make contact with the
suspect inside of the apartment.
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.
At this time, the scene is still fluid with that.
They're still evaluating that to make
sure we clear the entire building.
We do believe that the suspect is now contained in that location.
And, of course, emergency services will
be rendered as appropriate to that.
Mark Stone from Sky News. Can you tell us any more about the gunman?
Was he known to you? Age? Ethnicity? And can you give us any sense
of what the motive might have been at this stage?
Sure. As I said, we're very early in the investigation here.
We do know, based on the lookouts, it's a white male.
We do have an idea who he is. We believe there
was some sort of a conflict with the apartment building,
but we don't have much more than that.
That will be part of the continuing investigation.
You said the suspect
was suffering
from a gunshot wound.
Just a few minutes before we walked up here,
it appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
As I mentioned, we were, our negotiators
were talking to him on the phone,
at which time they heard a gunshot
and he stopped communicating with them.
Well, first of all, let me just say this. We're devastated.
One of, someone was killed in our city this morning,
a senseless act of gun violence.
I am very grateful to MPD and Fire and EMS who responded.
Immediately, quickly and contain this situation.
I know many D.C. residents were awakened to this news and were very
scared and listened to all of the directives that MPD provided.
So we're grateful to them as well.
And MPD will continue to investigate this situation.
But this lone gunman has been contained.
Did you read the White House about the incident?
The White House has been briefed, as is my process, yes.
You've praised President Trump for bringing down crime in the city.
Actually, I praise MPD for bringing down crime in this city.
We'll be right back.
