D.C. Gym Shooting: Doctor Identified as Gunman

D.C. Gym Shooting: Doctor Identified as Gunman

A doctor identified as Matt Lambert has been named as the suspected gunman in a Washington, D.C., gym shooting that left one person dead and four others injured.

The incident occurred on Thursday morning, November 12, at VIDA Fitness in the Logan Circle neighbourhood, where Lambert reportedly opened fire on gym members.

After the shooting, Lambert reportedly left the fitness centre and barricaded himself inside an apartment on the seventh floor of the building.

Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll said the suspect subsequently shot himself, bringing the standoff to an end after police contained the situation.

According to NBC Washington and CNN, Lambert was an emergency medicine doctor who had been involved in a legal dispute with his condominium association.

The dispute reportedly concerned allegations of mould and moisture damage inside his apartment following construction work carried out by a contractor in the building.

Lambert had reportedly filed a lawsuit against the condominium association, accusing it of failing to address the problems affecting his apartment.

A witness identified as James Spellman told the Associated Press that he heard gunshots before seeing a man collapse inside the gym.

Spellman said another gym member immediately rushed to assist the victim, who had sustained a gunshot wound to the neck.

The deceased was identified as 46-year-old James Stuart, according to reports by NBC and WUSA, while four other people sustained injuries.

Police said one of the injured victims was in critical condition, while the remaining three suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Authorities are expected to establish further details about the circumstances surrounding the attack, although the reported condominium dispute has not been established as its motive.