One Dead, Four Injured in Logan Circle Shooting

One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting Thursday morning at Vida Fitness in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood, according to FOX 5 DC and NBC4 Washington.

What happened

The shooting began around 8 a.m. inside Vida Fitness, located in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest, beneath the Metropole condominium building. Police said the suspected gunman, 55-year-old Dr. Matt Lambert, targeted and fatally shot the building's 46-year-old property manager, James Stuart. Police said Lambert had been involved in a longstanding dispute with Stuart and the condominium association over alleged mold, moisture and water damage inside his apartment.

After shooting Stuart, Lambert returned to his seventh-floor condo above the gym and fired several rounds from his patio, striking four more people. One of those victims is in critical condition, while the other three sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Police response

Officers arrived within 30 seconds of the initial call. Authorities said Lambert barricaded himself inside his unit, fired at responding officers, and started a fire inside the apartment. After police negotiators attempted to communicate with him for more than an hour, officers heard a gunshot from inside. Tactical officers entered the unit and found Lambert dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police recovered three firearms from inside his apartment.

Community response

Around 50 community members gathered Thursday night in Logan Circle for a vigil for the victims. Ward 2 D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto spoke about the neighborhood's response, which displaced residents of the Metropole condominium building after it was shut down.

"We have neighbors who've opened up their homes to residents from the Metropole who have been displaced," Pinto said. "We have businesses who have been giving away free items. We have had really everybody come together because this is terrible for the victims. It was terrible for everybody who is in Vida [Fitness], it's terrible for everybody who lives in Metropole and this entire community."

Many displaced residents are currently staying with family, friends or neighbors who offered rooms in their homes.

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Sources

• fox5dc.com: Community holds vigil for victims of mass shooting in DC’s Logan Circle | FOX 5 DC
• nbcwashington.com: Multiple people shot in active shooting near Logan Circle – NBC4 Washington

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