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Title – Washington DC shooting: police identify victim and suspect – latest updates | Washington DC | The Guardian
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Link – Washington DC shooting: police identify victim and suspect – latest updates | Washington DC | The Guardian
Publish date – 2026-11-12T21:10:43.000Z
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URL – https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/12/washington-dc-shooting-logan-circle-latest-updates
Police identify victim who was killed and shooting suspect
The press conference is underway and police have identified the deceased victim as 46-year old James Stewart of northwest Washington DC .
Police have also identified the suspect as 55-year old Matt Wade Lambert of northwest Washington DC.
“We do know inside the gym, he used a handgun. We do believe, based on the evidence on the scene this time, that he used the rifle from the patio balcony to shoot the other four individuals, and the shotgun was also used at the end of of the incident,” police said.
Police added that they have preliminary information that the suspect may have discharged the shotgun before he went into the VIDA gym.
Police added that they found three firearms located inside the apartment where the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The weapons included a shotgun, a rifle and a handgun, police said.
Police said that the victim killed inside of the gym was the building manager for that location.
“We do know that there has been an ongoing dispute between the suspect in this case and the building condo homeowners association management regarding maintenance issues, mold, and the like that there was a civil case that he filed against them. So we believe it’s related to that,” police said.
Police identify victim who was killed and shooting suspect
The press conference is underway and police have identified the deceased victim as 46-year old James Stewart of northwest Washington DC .
Police have also identified the suspect as 55-year old Matt Wade Lambert of northwest Washington DC.
The Metropolitan police department is due to hold a press conference shortly on this morning’s shooting.
Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates.
Washington DC shooting – what we know and don’t know at a glance
Four people were injured and one person died after a shooting in Northwest Washington DC on Thursday morning. As police are due to hold another update shortly, here’s what we know – and don’t know – at a glance:
Police received reports of a shooting inside a gym just before 8am ET. Officers were dispatched to the area and were on the scene within 30 seconds, according to police.
One person was killed in the shooting, with four others injured. One person was in critical condition while the other three people’s injuries were said to be non-life threatening.
Authorities identified the suspect as a “white male” who had been “contained”. Police later confirmed that the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene after shooting himself.
Officials said that they believe that the suspect was in some sort of “conflict between him and the homeowners association of that building”. The gunman was a member of the gym affected, which has been identified as VIDA Fitness. Police said that they know that at least at “one point in time” the shooter had a handgun.
The White House was briefed on the shooting but has not yet commented on the incident.
A shelter in place order has since been lifted.
Washington DC police to hold press conference
Washington DC’s Metropolitan police department has said officials will hold another media update on the shooting at 3.45pm ET.
We will bring you the latest updates from that press conference as we get them.
An attorney who previously represented in a civil matter an individual believed to be involved in Thursday morning’s shooting will hold a press conference at 5pm ET.
A news release said attorney Joel Braithwaite will “offer his personal perspective on the physician he came to know, express condolences to the victims and their families, and address the profound shock surrounding today’s events.”
“The remarks will acknowledge the gravity of the violence while emphasizing compassion for everyone affected. Braithwaite will not speculate about the circumstances or motives surrounding the incident,” it added.
Officials have not confirmed any names for the suspect involved in the shooting that left 4 people injured and 1 person dead in northwest Washington DC .
The justice department has set up a website for victims impacted by this morning’s shooting.
Set up by the DOJ’s Office for Victims of Crime, the website said: “OVC offers our sympathy for the victims and witnesses impacted by the shooting in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. on November 12, 2026.”
The website includes resources for victim service providers, law enforcement, first responders, and community and faith leaders responding to the shooting.
In addition to various hotlines, the website includes links to Washington DC’s Crime Victims’ Compensation Program which “may help offset a victim’s financial burden related to funeral, mental health, medical, and other expenses.”
Washington DC’s mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George has released a statement on this morning’s shooting, saying:
“The shooting in Logan Circle this morning is horrifying. A life was lost in this unthinkable tragedy and I’m sending my sincere condolences to all the victims, their families, and DC residents living through this fear. I’m grateful to the MPD officers and first responders who ran toward danger to protect others. MPD is still asking the public to avoid the area. Police have also confirmed the lone suspect is no longer a threat.”
Here are some photos coming through the news wires on this morning’s shooting in northwest Washington DC that left four people injured and one person dead:
A neighbor of the suspected shooter told CBS that he had not interacted with him “all that much” but said he knew the suspect was “very disgruntled with the building’s management.”
Jonathan Csapo said that the suspect believed the building’s management was not taking “sufficient action” about a water problem in their building, adding that the suspect had posted his grievances on X.
“He invited everybody to his unit to see the damage,” Csapo told the outlet, adding: “He wanted people to know what was happening. He wanted more attention, and he was getting increasingly frustrated that that people weren’t listening to him.”
Speaking to NBC Washington, Ward 2 council member and local resident Brooke Pinto said that preliminary information appears to reveal that the shooter was targeting someone in the gym “that he had been in active litigation with over a condo issue.”
“It’s just so sad and so senseless to kill someone over a dispute that should be worked out reasonably,” Pinto said, adding that the shooting “doesn’t appear to be as targeted as the initial shooting inside of VIDA [Fitness],” she added.
Pinto further said that the building has some damage because the suspect had allegedly set parts of it on fire.
Large numbers of police in tactical gear arrived in downtown Washington DC where an active shooter incident “resulted in a barricade situation in the 1500 block of 15th Street, Northwest”, the DC police said.
Four people are injured and one is dead, with the suspect also being pronounced deceased at the scene.
Suspect pronounced dead on the scene, police confirm
In an update from police, the suspect is confirmed to have been pronounced dead on the scene .
The shelter-in-place has also been lifted.
Per the social media update, “Traffic update: 14th Street, NW, in both directions is open. MPD is still asking the public to avoid the area while the investigation continues.”
A witness to the deadly shooting at the DC gym this morning tells the Guardian he walked toward a loud bang and found a man lying dead on the floor, with blood nearby, before being evacuated past the body and hearing about five more gunshots outside.
Anthony Mirones, 23, had gone to Vida Fitness after a run and about five minutes after arriving, he went to the cardio area and got on a treadmill. At around 8am, he heard the first bang.
“Everyone’s confused. I’m confused,” Mirones said. “Did the painting fall? Did something even worse fall?”
He went toward the noise and saw someone on the ground. A person standing closer to the body looked back and told him the man was dead.
“So I come a little closer and I see body on floor, some blood,” Mirones said. “I’m thinking about the loud bangs. I’m like, gunshot.”
He says a woman tried to give first aid but stopped almost immediately. Mirones believed the wound was to the upper body, near the neck.
A gym employee came over, saw what had happened, and then the fire alarm went off, and everyone began to evacuate.
“Everyone evacuates, so we all evacuate eventually,” Mirones said. “The thing is, people who are in the cardio area kind of have to step over the body to exit.”
Outside, at the entrance, police officers rushed in. “One police officer unholsters his gun, and then another police officer is asking for a description of the assailant,” Mirones said. “While this guy is describing the assailant, we hear five or so gunshots, and then we just all scatter and run.”
Police say scene is safe, but people should still avoid the area
In an update shared on social media, DC police have said:
The barricade has concluded. The scene is safe. Significant traffic closures remain in place. MPD is still asking the public to avoid the area.
In another update on the thread, residents impacted by the shooting are told to check in at the Stead Park Recreation Center (1625 P St NW).