Sixth victim confirmed in DC condo-related shooting in US, police say
Summary
A shooting at a Washington, DC, condo building and gym left building manager James Stuart dead and five other people wounded. Police say suspect Matt Wade Lambert, 55, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after barricading himself in his apartment. Investigators believe the attack was linked to a dispute over maintenance issues at the building.Key Facts
- Police identified the person killed as 46-year-old building manager James Stuart.
- Police said Lambert shot Stuart at a VIDA Fitness gym in Logan Circle shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday.
- Police said Lambert then fired from his seventh-floor apartment patio at people below.
- Five other people were wounded; four were taken to hospital, and a woman treated a non-life-threatening graze wound herself.
- The shootings unfolded in less than five minutes, according to interim police chief Jeffery Carroll.
- Police said Lambert fired at least twice through his apartment door while officers waited outside; no officers were injured.
- Police found a shotgun, rifle, and handgun in Lambert’s apartment and said all three had been used in the shooting.
- Lambert had filed a lawsuit alleging mould, moisture, and water problems in his condo after exterior work on the building. The lawsuit was ongoing.
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