WASHINGTON, D.C. — Authorities have identified 55-year-old Matt Wade Lambert as the man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting in the Logan Circle neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, November 12, leaving one person dead and four others wounded before Lambert died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The shooting began shortly before 8 a.m. around the VIDA Fitness gym in the 1500 block of 15th Street Northwest, about a mile north of the White House. According to police, the gunfire struck five people apart from the suspect. One victim died, another was left in critical condition, while three others sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The man killed was identified as 46-year-old James Stuart, a manager at the Metropole condominium building above the gym. The Associated Press reported that the shooting began inside the fitness centre before the gunman moved through the surrounding area and shot four other people.
Lambert reportedly barricaded himself inside an apartment on the building’s seventh floor as police officers and negotiators responded. Interim Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said officers heard a gunshot during negotiations and later entered the unit, where they found the suspect with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lambert was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities have also been examining a reported dispute between Lambert and the condominium association over alleged water damage, moisture and mould problems in his apartment. Court records cited by media outlets show that Lambert had filed a lawsuit against the association and property management company in 2025, claiming that the conditions had caused substantial damage and made his home uninhabitable.
The Washington Post reported that a building manager recalled speaking with Lambert shortly after the shooting began. According to the manager, Lambert referred to his long-running complaints about the condition of his apartment. Investigators have not publicly established that the dispute was the motive for the attack, and the allegations surrounding the building conditions remain subject to the legal process.
The incident triggered a major emergency response, with police, federal law enforcement agencies and emergency services converging on the neighbourhood. Residents and businesses were instructed to avoid the area, while a shelter-in-place alert and school safety restrictions were issued during the hours-long standoff. The restrictions were later lifted after police declared the scene safe.
The shooting has left residents of the Logan Circle community confronting the loss of life and the injuries suffered by four other people. Investigators are continuing to establish the full sequence of events, the suspect’s actions and the circumstances that preceded the violence.
Sources and further reporting: The Associated Press; The Washington Post — timeline of the shooting; The Washington Post — reported building dispute; CBS News; FOX 5 DC.