1 Dead, 4 Injured in Shooting Near White House; Suspect Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

A gunman on Nov. 12 shot five people, killing one, in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood before turning the gun on himself.

Police said the shooting suspect was 55-year-old Matt Wade Lambert of northwest Washington.

Law enforcement told reporters at about 10:30 a.m. that officers discovered the gunman suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He later died as a result of the gunshot.

The neighborhood is within walking distance of the White House.

At about 11 a.m., a barricade around the scene was lifted, but the Metropolitan Police Department asked the public to avoid the area for the time being.

One victim, who was shot at a gym, died from his injuries.

Jeffery W. Carroll, interim chief of police of the MPD, told reporters that of the four surviving victims, only one had life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was barricaded in the vicinity of the initial shooting, and a SWAT team responded to the area.

A witness, James Spellman, said he heard shots fired shortly after 8 a.m. at the gym, which held about 50 people.

“Within seconds, there was a man who fell to the ground, and a pool of blood came out,” he said. “One gym member rushed to help him. He was instantly dead. He had been shot in the neck.”

According to Spellman, he and others at the gym ran outside, where they heard more gunfire in the area of 15th Street.

Police said the gunman is a white male, and they believe that they know who he is and that he had a conflict with the homeowners association of the apartment building in which he had barricaded himself.

“They’ve been talking to him for over the past hour again, attempting to try to resolve the situation,” Carroll said.

“Just moments ago, while communicating with that individual, officers heard a gunshot … officers forced entry, and located the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound.

“We do believe that the suspect is now contained in that location.”

Brooke Pinto, member of the Council of the District of Columbia, confirmed that the shooter was in litigation with his building owner. The owner was the deceased gym-goer who was the first reported victim.

Carroll said that investigation is still ongoing, but that officers have cleared the apartment where the shooter was barricaded.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was “devastated” by news of the shooting and praised the police for “bringing down crime in the city.”

“I am very grateful to MPD and fire and [emergency medical services] who responded immediately, quickly, and contained this situation,” she said.