Breaking: Suspect in Deadly DC Shooting Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Police Say (Video)

The suspect in the deadly Washington, D.C. shooting on Thursday, November 12, 2026, was identified as 55-year-old Dr. Matt Wade Lambert, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a barricade standoff with police. The attack at a Logan Circle gym and adjacent streets left one person dead and four others injured.

Around 8:00 a.m. Thursday, Lambert opened fire inside the VIDA Fitness gym on the ground floor of the Metropole condominium building near 15th and P Streets NW. After shooting a victim inside the gym, he moved outside and fired additional shots. Lambert retreated to his seventh-floor apartment inside the Metropole building and barricaded himself inside. While officers cleared the building, he fired through his apartment door at police at least twice and allegedly set a fire inside the unit that was later contained. Emergency response negotiators spoke with Lambert by phone for roughly an hour before hearing a single gunshot inside the residence. Officers forced entry into the unit and found Lambert deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

Police identified the fatal victim as 46-year-old James Stuart, the manager of the Metropole building. Stuart was shot inside the gym and pronounced dead at the scene. Four adults—two men and two women—were transported to local hospitals with gunshot wounds. Those wounded outside included three workers at a nearby construction site and one person in an adjacent alley. One victim remains in critical condition, while the other three sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Interim Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll identified the gunman as Matt Wade Lambert, an emergency room physician who lived in a penthouse unit at the Metropole. Police recovered three registered firearms from his apartment, including a handgun, a rifle, and a shotgun. According to CNN, investigators are examining a prolonged conflict between Lambert and the building’s management as a primary motive. Court records show Lambert sued the Metropole Condominium Association in March 2025, alleging that building maintenance caused severe water and mold damage in his condo. 

Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for the Logan Circle neighborhood for several hours before lifting it shortly after 11:30 a.m.. VIDA Fitness announced its Logan Circle location will remain closed until further notice. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the shooting a “senseless act of gun violence” and noted that the White House had been briefed on the multi-agency response, which included the Metropolitan Police Department, FBI, and ATF. 

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