{"id":16210,"date":"2026-11-12T17:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/one-dead-four-wounded-in-washington-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:45:58","slug":"one-dead-four-wounded-in-washington-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/one-dead-four-wounded-in-washington-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead, four wounded in Washington shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"731\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/One-dead-four-wounded-in-Washington-shooting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"One dead, four wounded in Washington shooting\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/One-dead-four-wounded-in-Washington-shooting.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/US-chotic-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One person was killed and four others wounded after a gunman opened fire in an upscale neighbourhood of Washington, DC, on Thursday before barricading himself inside his apartment and taking his own life, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shooting, which occurred about a mile north of the White House, triggered a massive security response, with dozens of police vehicles deployed to the scene and helicopters hovering overhead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington\u2019s interim police chief, Jeffery Carroll, told reporters that the gunman shot and killed one person at a fitness centre attached to his apartment building before wounding four others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the suspect subsequently barricaded himself inside his apartment and fired at least twice at police officers through the apartment door before shooting himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect, whose identity was not immediately disclosed, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carroll said preliminary information suggested that the gunman had been involved in \u201csome sort of a conflict\u201d with the homeowners association of the apartment building in the Logan Circle neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the four injured victims was in critical condition, while the injuries sustained by the others did not appear to be life-threatening, the police chief said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser condemned the incident as a \u201csenseless act of gun violence\u201d and disclosed that the White House had been briefed on the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred during the busy morning rush hour, causing major traffic disruptions as police cordoned off streets around the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police evacuated some residents from nearby buildings, while others were instructed to remain indoors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Sun quoted a member of the VIDA Fitness gym as saying he was exercising on a treadmill when the shooting began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Carney said he heard a \u201cpop\u201d before noticing a person lying on the gym floor with a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone was kind of just hiding behind planters and stuff,\u201d Carney told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Logan Circle is one of Washington\u2019s most expensive neighbourhoods, known for its upscale restaurants and nightlife venues. The area is also located a short distance from several foreign embassies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFP<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/one-dead-four-wounded-in-washington-shooting\/\">One dead, four wounded in Washington shooting<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One person was killed and four others wounded after a gunman opened fire in an upscale neighbourhood of Washington, DC, on Thursday before barricading himself inside his apartment and taking&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}