Gunman dead after 1 killed, 4 injured in DC gym near the White House

I want to start out by saying this is very preliminary information. The scene is continuing to unfold, but we want to provide you an update with the information that we have so far to this point. So what we know is just before 8 o'clock this morning, A call came in for the report of a shooting in the 1500 block of 15th Street inside of a gym. Officers immediately were dispatched to this area. They were on scene within 30 seconds. Once they arrived on the scene, they did locate an adult male that had been shot. However, multiple other calls came out for additional gunshots and victims. At this time, we have located a total of four individuals that were shot here on the scene and transported, and one individual who was deceased here on the scene. When officers got on the scene, again, they began canvassing, attempting to locate the suspect in this case. While they were on the scene, they were able to begin to, of course, clear the building where the shootings occurred. They also began to clear an apartment building in the 1500 block of 15th Street. While clearing that building, gunshots rang out on the seventh floor. And since that time, we have determined the suspect had barricaded themselves in an apartment on the seventh floor of that building. Just moments ago, while communicating with that individual, officers heard a gunshot. As a response to that, officers forced entry into the apartment. When they did that, they located the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound. At this time, the scene is still fluid with that. They're still evaluating that to make sure we clear the entire building. We do believe that the suspect is now contained in that location. And, of course, emergency services will be rendered as appropriate to that. Sure. As I said, we're very early in the investigation here. We do know, based on the lookouts, it's a white male. We do have an idea who he is. We believe there was some sort of a conflict with the apartment building, but we don't have much more than that. That will be part of the continuing investigation. Sure. Again, we're very early in the investigation. We do know there was a conflict between him and the homeowners association of that building. But at this point, we're continuing to look into that. Just a few minutes before we walked up here, it appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As I mentioned, we were, our negotiators were talking to him on the phone, at which time they heard a gunshot and he stopped communicating with them. Well, first of all, let me just say this. We're devastated. One of, someone was killed in our city this morning, a senseless act of gun violence. I am very grateful to MPD and Fire and EMS who responded immediately, quickly. and contain this situation. I know many DC residents were awakened to this news and were very scared and listened to all of the directives that MPD provided, so we're grateful to them as well. And MPD will continue to investigate this situation, but this lone gunman has been contained. A guy had fallen on the floor and blood was pouring. We didn't know if the gunman was still on the premises, so we just ran frantically, came outside, and within a second or two, heard more gunshots just within a block away from the gym on 15th Street. So then we all ran and scrambled.