One dead, four wounded in shooting at Washington gym; suspect found injured

One person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Washingtonrsquos Logan Circle neighbourhood in the United States on Thursday police said The suspected gunman was later found with an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound inside an apartment where he had barricaded himselfOne of the four surviving victims was in critical condition Interim Police Chief Jeffery W Carroll said The other three appeared to have injuries that were not lifethreatening The suspectrsquos condition was not immediately availableThe shooting began inside a gym in the 1500 block of 15th Street Northwest about a mile north of the White House Police received the first call shortly before 8 am and officers arrived within 30 seconds Carroll told a briefing alongside Mayor Muriel BowserOfficers found an adult man who had been shot then received further reports of gunfire and victims at nearby locationsPolice confirmed that the person killed was inside the gym Other victims were found near a construction site across the street and in a lobby or alley area Carroll said Investigators were still establishing the sequence of events and precise locationsOfficers searching for the gunman began clearing buildings in the area Gunshots rang out on the seventh floor of an apartment building where police determined the suspect had barricaded himselfCarroll said the man fired through the apartment door at officers on at least two occasions Police believed the apartment was his but were still checking the unitEmergency Response Team negotiators contacted the suspect and spoke with him by telephone for more than an hourldquoJust moments ago while communicating with that individual officers heard a gunshotrdquo Carroll said ldquoAs a response to that officers forced entry into the apartmentrdquoThey found the suspect suffering from a gunshot wound Carroll said it appeared to be selfinflicted and that medical personnel had responded to treat himPolice had not released the names of the suspect or victims Carroll said investigators believed the man was a gym member and were examining a dispute involving the apartment buildingrsquos homeowners associationHe cautioned against drawing conclusions about a motive ldquoWersquore two hours into the situation We canrsquot say the exact motivationrdquo he saidInvestigators also had not established what relationship if any the suspect had with those shot Police knew he had possessed a handgun but had not determined whether other weapons were involvedCarroll said police believed a fire had also been set inside the building The alarm and sprinklers activated leaving substantial water inside The fire had been contained and extinguished he saidFire and emergency medical crews transported four victims to hospital Chief John A Donnelly Sr said Some reached responders themselves while law enforcement officers brought others to medical crewsldquoWersquore devastatedrdquo Bowser said describing the killing as a senseless act of gun violence She thanked emergency responders and residents who followed police instructionsldquoThe White House has been briefed as is my processrdquo she said Police said the investigation remained preliminary and appealed for witnesses who had left the area to contact investigatorsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever