Shooter kills one, injures several before turning the gun on himself near White House in Washington D.C.

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A shooter killed 1 and injured several near the White House in DC’s Logan Circle. He targeted a gym building owner, shot bystanders, barricaded himself.

A shooter killed one person and injured several others before turning the gun on himself in America’s capital, a short distance from the White House. According to law enforcement, another shooting victim is in critical condition while three others have suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The shooting took place around a gym in the Logan Circle neighbourhood, following which the assailant barricaded himself in an apartment above the gym.

“The suspect was in litigation recently with his building owner. And we believe the suspect went into Vida Fitness to target the building owner and shoot him and kill him, which he did,” said city council member Brooke Pinto to local media, describing the chain of events that led to the shooting, which occurred around 8 AM local time.

Pinto added that the shooter proceeded to leave the gym and shoot several bystanders, including construction workers and a woman in the area. In the course of barricading himself in a nearby apartment building, the shooter also set parts of the building on fire.

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Law enforcement authorities stated that police communicated with the assailant for an hour before hearing a gunshot from inside an apartment. Officers then forced entry into the apartment to find the shooter suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, to which he ultimately succumbed.

Police told residents in parts of Logan Circle and Dupont Circle to stay indoors while they secured the area. Armed police officers, ambulances and police vehicles cordoned off the area around the bustling 15th Street and maintained a presence even after the shooter was deceased. Helicopters circled overhead. Schools in nearby neighbourhoods were placed on alert.

Apartment buildings around the area also secured access to their buildings temporarily in response to the shooting.

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