The man identified as the suspect in Thursday’s shooting near a Washington, D.C. gym was an emergency room doctor who had been locked in a legal dispute with his condominium association over mold he said developed in his apartment during building repairs.
According to the New York Post, the doctor sued the Metropole Condominium Association in March 2025, alleging that repair work on the building—work that left it covered in scaffolding and drapes—caused mold to fester in his home.
Police say the doctor used a handgun to shoot five people Thursday morning. One of those victims later died of their injuries. D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shooting took place “at and outside” the Vida Fitness gym. The victim who died was shot inside the gym; the other four were shot outside.
After the shooting, the suspect returned to his seventh-floor apartment, where he barricaded himself for about an hour. The Metropolitan Police Department said negotiators made contact with him and tried to persuade him to surrender. During that exchange, negotiators heard a gunshot. Officers then entered the apartment and found the suspect with a self-inflicted wound.
Authorities have not released additional details about a possible motive or the suspect’s identity beyond his profession and the ongoing litigation over the mold issue.
