Washington DC shooting: One dead, four people injured

Washington, D.C. Five people were shot on Thursday (November 12, 2026) in a trendy Washington, D.C., neighbourhood within walking distance of the White House, police said, and the suspected gunman shot himself as a swarm of officers responded to a nearby apartment building. One victim died in the shooting, said Jeffrey Carroll, interim chief with the Metropolitan Police Department. Carroll said the suspect shot himself while barricaded inside an apartment.

He added that the man apparently had a dispute with the building’s homeowners association. The shootings were reported in Logan Circle, about a mile north of the White House. Much of the block on 15th Street was cordoned off as police urged people to avoid the area, which includes a VIDA fitness centre, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, residences and a Whole Foods supermarket.

Schools were on lockdown. Law enforcement SWAT teams and other officers had their guns drawn on the roof of an apartment building or on the ground below.