One dead, four injured in Washington DC shooting near White House
A suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff in the Logan Circle neighbourhood.
One person was killed and four others were shot in the Logan Circle neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, November 12, 2026, according to reports from The Hindu and News18. The incident occurred near a VIDA fitness centre on 15th Street, approximately one mile north of the White House.
Interim Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chief Jeffrey Carroll said one victim died at the scene inside a gym. Four other individuals were transported to hospitals, with one in critical condition and three others with non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities identified the suspect as Dr Matt Lambert, according to NBC News. Officials believe Lambert had a dispute with the building's homeowners association and barricaded himself on the seventh floor of an apartment building.
A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that the suspect shot at least one person inside the gym before firing again outside, including in a parking garage elevator. During a standoff, Carroll said the suspect fired at officers through an apartment door on at least two occasions.
The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers forced entry into the apartment following a gunshot heard during communications. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the FBI, the US Park Service, and the US Marshals Service assisted the MPD in the investigation.
The shooting led to lockdowns at nearby schools and the cordoning off of much of the 15th Street block.
