D.C. Logan Circle: Suspected gunman shoots 5 people, killing 1 before dying by suicide

Shooting in Logan Circle

The shooting was reported Thursday in Logan Circle, within walking distance of the White House. Interim Metropolitan Police Department Chief Jeffery Carroll said one person died in the initial shooting and four others were shot.

Police cordoned off much of the block on 15th Street and told people to avoid the area, which includes a gym, a church, homes and a Whole Foods supermarket. Schools were placed on lockdown.

Suspect barricaded in apartment

Carroll said the suspected gunman shot himself while barricaded in an apartment. A law enforcement official confirmed the suspect’s death to The Associated Press, speaking anonymously because the investigation was ongoing.

Witnesses describe gunfire

James Spellman, who was at the gym, said about 50 people were there around 8 a.m. when the shooting began. He said a man fell to the ground and a gym member rushed to help him.

Spellman said he and others ran from the gym, and that he heard about two shots inside and five or six outside. Nearby resident Ryan Dubicki said he heard about five bangs and initially thought they were construction noise; soon afterward, he said, police were everywhere.

Federal agencies assist police

SWAT teams and other officers responded with guns drawn, including on the apartment building’s roof and the ground below. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent agents to assist, while the FBI’s Washington field office helped local police with the investigation.

Logan Circle has experienced violence before. In early August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted during an attempted carjacking, authorities said. Days later, Trump sent hundreds of National Guard members to the city, a deployment that continues today.