One dead, four wounded in downtown Washington shooting: police chief

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Key context: <p>One person was killed and four were wounded in a shooting at and outside a fitness center in an upscale residential neighborhood of downtown Washington on Thursday, police said.</p> <p>Jeffery Carroll, Washington’s interim police chief, told reporters the suspect in the shooting had been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after barricading himself in his nearby apartment unit.</p> <p>Carroll said the man, who was not identified, was apparently in “some sort of a conflict” with the homeowners association of the apartment building, which is located in the Logan Circle area of the nation’s capital, about a mile north of the White House.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2120904968869679610'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/2120904968869679610"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p>The police chief said the person who died had been shot inside a fitness centre and that one of the four wounded was in critical condition, while the injuries to the others did not appear to be life-threatening.</p> <p>The condition of the gunman was not immediately known.</p> <p>Earlier, DC Council member Brooke Pinto said in a post on X that the shooting took place “at and outside” a VIDA fitness club and that multiple people had been shot.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/brookepintodc/status/2120870389991493977'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/brookepintodc/status/2120870389991493977"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure> <p>One person who described himself as having witnessed the incident told <em>Reuters</em> that he heard gunshots and saw one man run to another man who had apparently been struck by a bullet.</p> <p>“Blood was pouring immediately, and he said, ‘He’s dead,’” the witness said. “We didn’t know if the gunman was still on the premises, so we just ran frantically.”</p> <p>He said he heard more gunshots after running away from the gym.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media-- ' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/11/12205854a5e30ec.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/11/12205854a5e30ec.webp' width='1200' height='720' srcset='https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2026/11/12205854a5e30ec.webp 300w, https://i.dawn.com/medium/2026/11/12205854a5e30ec.webp 500w, https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/11/12205854a5e30ec.webp 1200w' sizes='(min-width: 1024px) 890px, 100vw' alt='Members of the National Guard respond to the scene of a shooting in Logan Circle on November 12, 2026 in Washington, DC, the US. &mdash; AFP' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Members of the National Guard respond to the scene of a shooting in Logan Circle on November 12, 2026 in Washington, DC, the US. — AFP</figcaption> </figure> <p>The incident was unfolding in the Logan Circle neighbourhood, about 1.6 kilometres northeast of the White House. Officers with rifles could be seen positioned atop buildings nearby, while dozens of police vehicles shut down the area.</p> <p>Multiple law enforcement agencies could be seen at the scene of the shooting and police helicopters were hovering over the area.</p> <p>Some residents were being evacuated from the area by police, while others were being urged to shelter in place. Some gathered on a nearby rooftop to watch the police response.</p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.