The shooter, in conflict with his co-ownership, killed the building manager in Washington

One person was killed and four others were shot on Thursday, November 12, 2026 in the morning in Logan Circle, Washington, D.C., just over a kilometre from the White House. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. local time in and around a gym. The suspect, cut into his apartment in a nearby building, was found dead from a gunshot wound that he himself inflicted, according to the police. La Libre Belgique, Radio-Canada, RFI, Europe 1 and RTL Infos, which essentially take over the AFP dispatches, converge on this balance sheet. [S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5]

The shooter identified, a condominium dispute at the heart of the investigation

In the afternoon, Washington Police Chief Jeffery Carroll identified the suspect as Matt Lambert, a 55-year-old man. In the morning he only described him as a "white man." According to him, the man was in conflict with the management of the association of co-owners of his residence, and the police believe that there is "a connection with this case". The 46-year-old person killed in the gym was "the manager of the building," according to the police officer quoted by La Libre Belgique. [S1] [S2] [S5]

This lead, first briefly mentioned by the police and then taken over by L-Est Republican and RTL Infos, is therefore clear, without the exact motive being publicly detailed. Available sources do not indicate whether the four injured were related to this dispute. [S5] [S6] [S1]

Shots from a terrace

The authorities first thought that the suspect had shot at at least one person inside the gym before going out and shooting again, reported RFI within the day. The chief of police then said that the four wounded, two women and two men, had all been hit by fire from the terrace of the apartment where the shooter had cut off. One of them is in a critical state, the other three have injuries that do not threaten their lives. [S3] [S1] [S4] [S5]

Three weapons were found in the suspect's home: a rifle, a rifle and a pistol. Jeffery Carroll also mentioned a start of fire, the man having "broken a gas line inside his chimney". Police negotiators had come into contact with him before they heard "a single shot" and forced entry. [S1]

Witnesses trapped during training

Michael Carney was running on a carpet when the shots ran off. In the American media, Washington Sun, he said he saw a person on the floor, touched in the head: "Everyone was hiding behind pots of flowers and that kind of thing." Another witness, interviewed by the Associated Press and quoted by RFI, evokes about 50 people present, a man collapsed "in a few seconds" and a member of the room came in to rescue him; He's talking about a bullet in his neck. These two accounts differ on the injury, which the investigation will have to establish. [S1] [S5] [S3]

A neighborhood at peak time

The shootings, which occurred in peak hours, triggered a major police deployment, with a helicopter and dozens of vehicles in and around the subway stations. A local elected official, Brooke Pinto, had first reported that "many people" had been affected. Much of the area has been closed, residents invited to avoid it and schools confined, according to RFI. [S5] [S6] [S3] [S2]

The debate on weapons in the background

The dispatches recall that the United States has more weapons in circulation than its inhabitants and that neither successive governments nor Congress have managed to contain the shootings, as many Americans remain committed to the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Constitution. The Supreme Court is scheduled to review the right of states and local authorities to prohibit some AR-15 semi-automatic rifles in December. However, there is nothing in the available information to indicate what type of weapon was used on Thursday among those found in the suspect. [S1] [S2] [S5]