Five shot in Washington's Logan Circle, including one man killed at a gym

Five people were shot early Thursday morning in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., about one mile north of the White House. Police reported that at least one of the victims died after being struck at a local fitness center.

The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that a suspect remained at large and was barricaded in the vicinity of the initial shooting. Law enforcement SWAT teams were visible responding to a high floor of a nearby apartment building while federal agents assisted in the investigation.

James Spellman was inside the VIDA fitness center on the 1500 block of 15th Street a little after 8 a.m. when he heard shots. He estimated that approximately 50 people were in the gym at the time. Spellman described seeing a man fall to the ground with a pool of blood forming around him. One gym member rushed to assist the victim, who was shot in the neck and pronounced dead on the scene.

Spellman said he and other members fled the gym and heard additional gunfire in the surrounding area. He counted about two shots fired inside the facility and roughly five or six shots fired outside on 15th Street. The block includes St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and is around the corner from a Whole Foods supermarket.

Witness Ryan Dubicki was in his nearby apartment around 8 a.m. when he heard about five bangs. Dubicki initially thought the sounds were from construction because the noise was spread out. He later looked outside to see police everywhere. His building managers subsequently sent a notice to residents warning of a possible active shooter.

Authorities cordoned off much of the 1500 block of 15th Street and urged people to avoid the area. Schools near the scene were placed on lockdown during the investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions and the FBI's Washington field office both sent agents to help local police.

The neighborhood experienced violence in early August 2025 when a former member of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted by a group of teenagers attempting to carjack him and a woman. That incident led to the deployment of hundreds of National Guard members to the city, a presence that continues as of Thursday.