DC Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Including Gunman; Four Wounds | Today’s news
(Bloomberg) — A shooting left one dead and four injured Thursday in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC, less than a mile from the White House.
The suspect in the case, a white man, also died, according to a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department.
The chaotic incident led to a massive police response and the closure of streets, schools and businesses in the nation’s capital. According to police, the suspect shot a person at the Vida Fitness gym and targeted others nearby, including workers at the construction site.
He then retreated to a nearby apartment, where he barricaded himself inside and fired at law enforcement officers who tried to enter.
Police set up a communication channel, but another gunshot was heard during negotiations. When officers entered the apartment, they found the suspect — whom they have identified but declined to name at this time — with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He eventually died from this injury.
One victim was in serious condition, while three others were treated for what Interim MPD Chief Jeffery Carroll described as non-life-threatening injuries.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the incident a “senseless act of gun violence.”
“MPD will continue to investigate this situation. But this lone gunman has been apprehended,” she said.
The block, just outside of downtown, is also home to apartment buildings and a Whole Foods grocery store.
Bowser said the White House had been notified of the incident. President Donald Trump has deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to the city as part of what he described as an effort to combat violent crime throughout the capital.
–With help from Justin Sink.
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