DC gym shooting suspect contained after killing one and leaving four injured
Victims and evacuation
Chief Jeffery Carroll said four victims were hospitalized and one person died after the shooting at the Vida Fitness gym. A witness told NBC News he believed the shooting happened outside the gym.
People inside Vida Fitness were evacuated to a nearby Jewish community center. One witness said he ran to a coffee shop for shelter and described the experience as surreal.
Police confront suspect
Negotiators communicated with the suspect for about an hour, Carroll said. Officers then heard a gunshot and forced entry, finding him with a gunshot wound that police described as self-inflicted.
Suspect’s condition unclear
Carroll said the suspect was “contained” and that emergency services would be provided. Police had not confirmed whether he survived the wound. A witness described seeing the deceased person in a pool of blood. The article’s opening says at least five people were reportedly injured, while the police account later specifies four injured victims and one person who died.
Wider shooting figures
The Mass Shooting Tracker, a crowd-sourced online database, reported 479 mass shootings across the United States so far in 2026. The site defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are shot.
Key points
- Police reported one death and four injured people at the Washington, D.C., gym.
- The suspect was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers entered an apartment.
- Police said the suspect was contained, but his condition was unclear.
- Gym-goers were evacuated to a nearby Jewish community center.