Four people were taken to hospitals after an emergency room doctor opened fire inside a gym at his luxury Washington, DC, apartment complex Thursday morning, killing the building manager before later taking his own life.
Dr. Matt Lambert, 55, shot building manager James Stuart, 46, inside a Vida gym in the upscale Logan Circle neighborhood, authorities said.
Lambert then returned to his seventh-floor penthouse, valued at $1.1 million, stepped onto his private patio and began firing at people below, according to police.
Within five minutes of Stuart being shot, Lambert wounded four additional people — two women and two men — Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll told reporters Thursday.
The injured victims are believed to include several construction workers at a job site across the street, along with another person who was near the gym’s lobby or an alley, Carroll said.
One woman suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to George Washington University Hospital, a source told NBC News 4.
A second woman was shot in the arm and transported to Howard University Hospital with two other people who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, the station reported, citing the source.
The conditions and identities of the four wounded victims remained unknown late Thursday night.
After the shooting, Lambert barricaded himself inside his apartment for nearly an hour as police faced a tense standoff. During the incident, he fired twice at officers stationed outside his door, police said.
Police said Lambert also damaged the gas line connected to his fireplace and started a fire. The sprinkler system was activated and put it out.
While negotiators worked to resolve the standoff, Lambert reportedly launched into a tirade about his homeowners’ association. He had been involved in a yearslong legal dispute with the association over black mold, police said.
Lambert eventually shot himself and died.
Police found three weapons inside the apartment: a handgun, a shotgun and a rifle.
The Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.