A gunman in Washington DC killed one person and injured four others inside a gym in the upmarket Logan Circle neighbourhood, about a mile north of the White House, before turning the weapon on himself as police closed in.
The suspect barricaded himself inside a flat and died by suicide while police officers were moving in. A large cordon was in place in the area on Thursday morning, with a heavy police presence including Swat teams.
Police confirm details of the attack
Jeffery Carroll, interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in the US capital, said one victim died in the initial shooting inside the gym. He said the suspect apparently had a dispute with the homeowners' association for the building.
The shootings began at about 8am local time (1pm UK). A shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after 11.30am local time (4.30pm UK) on Thursday.
Witnesses describe the scene
James Spellman, who had been inside the gym with around 50 other people, described the moment the shooting began.
"Within seconds there was a man who fell to the ground and a pool of blood came out," he said. "One gym member rushed to help him. He was instantly dead. He had been shot in the neck."
As he fled with others, Spellman heard about eight shots being fired. Another witness, Ryan Dubicki, said he had been in his nearby flat when he "heard about five bangs". He initially thought they were the sound of building work, but a short time later "there were cops everywhere".
