Five shot in Washington DC's Logan Circle, suspect barricaded nearby
Five people were shot early Thursday in Washington DC's Logan Circle neighbourhood, about a mile from the White House. A suspect barricaded themselves in an apartment building as SWAT teams responded.
Shooting at Logan Circle gym leaves one dead, suspect barricaded in apartment
Five people were shot early Thursday morning in Washington DC's Logan Circle neighbourhood, roughly one mile north of the White House, according to abc7news.com. At least one victim — shot inside a fitness centre — died at the scene, a witness said.
James Spellman was among approximately 50 people working out at the VIDA fitness centre on the 1500 block of 15th Street when gunfire broke out shortly after 8 a.m. "Within seconds there was a man who fell to the ground, and a pool of blood came out," he said. "One gym member rushed to help him. He was instantly dead. He had been shot in the neck." Spellman said he heard roughly two shots fired inside the gym and five or six more outside as he and other members fled.
A second witness, Ryan Dubicki, was in his nearby apartment around 8 a.m. when he heard what he initially took for construction noise. "They were really spread out so I thought it was construction," he said. Shortly afterwards he looked out of his window to find the street filled with police. His building's management then circulated a notice warning of a possible active shooter.
The DC Metropolitan Police Department said a shooting suspect had barricaded themselves in the vicinity of the initial incident. Law enforcement SWAT teams were seen responding to a high floor of a nearby apartment building. Police urged residents to avoid the 1500 block of 15th Street, a stretch that includes the VIDA fitness centre, St. Luke's Episcopal Church and several residential buildings, situated around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket. Much of the block was cordoned off and schools in the surrounding area were placed on lockdown.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed it had dispatched agents to assist, and the FBI's Washington field office said it was supporting the local investigation.
Logan Circle has seen a series of incidents in recent months. In early August 2025, a former member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted in the same neighbourhood by a group of teenagers who attempted to carjack him and a woman, authorities said. Days later, Trump imposed direct federal control over the city, deploying hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime — a deployment that remains in place.
Source: Google News MT — Crime (en)