Washington: Two people have been killed and four others injured in a shooting in Washington DC, with the suspected gunman among the dead, US police said.
The shooting happened shortly before 08:00 local time on Thursday at the VIDA Fitness gym on 15th Street in the Logan Circle neighborhood, near the White House.
Police said the gunman first opened fire inside the gym, killing the manager of a neighboring residential building, before continuing the attack in the surrounding area and injuring four people, including construction workers and a woman.
One of the injured victims is in critical condition, while the other three sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
Jeffrey Carroll, the city's acting police chief, said the suspect was a doctor in his 50s who lived in the same residential building.
He allegedly set fire to parts of the building before barricading himself inside his seventh-floor apartment.
Authorities said the threat had been contained and the surrounding area secured.
Police have not released further details about the circumstances that led to the shooting as investigations continue.

Washington: Two people have been killed and four others injured in a shooting in Washington DC, with the suspected gunman among the dead, US police said.

The shooting happened shortly before 08:00 local time on Thursday at the VIDA Fitness gym on 15th Street in the Logan Circle neighborhood, near the White House.

Police said the gunman first opened fire inside the gym, killing the manager of a neighboring residential building, before continuing the attack in the surrounding area and injuring four people, including construction workers and a woman.

One of the injured victims is in critical condition, while the other three sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

Jeffrey Carroll, the city's acting police chief, said the suspect was a doctor in his 50s who lived in the same residential building.

He allegedly set fire to parts of the building before barricading himself inside his seventh-floor apartment.

Authorities said the threat had been contained and the surrounding area secured.

Police have not released further details about the circumstances that led to the shooting as investigations continue.