Doctor who sued condo association kills manager, wounds four before suicide in Logan Circle

A gunman entered the ground-floor gym of a luxury condominium in Washington's Logan Circle shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday and opened fire. The shooter, identified as Dr. Matt Lambert, a 55-year-old emergency-room physician who had been suing the condo association over mould in his unit, killed building manager James Stuart, 46, then barricaded himself in his penthouse and shot four additional people from his patio. Police engaged in a standoff before Dr. Lambert died by suicide. One of the wounded remains in critical condition.

The incident prompted a large police presence, with officers surrounding the building and securing the roof. A city-wide emergency alert instructed residents to take cover while the area was cordoned off. The street closures began to be lifted around 1:30 p.m., allowing residents to return.

Community activist Fefe Roberts, speaking near a police barricade, said she felt “scared to death” and had moved to the neighborhood hoping to escape downtown violence. City councilor Brooke Pinto described the shooting as “shocking” and emphasized that the area is generally safe. Pinto, who chairs the council’s public safety committee, said she is advancing legislation to create a domestic-violence unit, allow anonymous gun turn-ins, and enable judges to hold violent offenders before trial.

The shooting follows a broader pattern of violent crime in Washington, which saw homicide numbers decline from 274 in 2023 to 187 in 2024 and 128 the following year. President Donald Trump temporarily assumed control of the city’s police force last year, deploying federal officers and the National Guard after a separate assault on Edward Coristine.

Residents and witnesses expressed a desire for stricter gun regulations. FedEx deliveryman Shawn Creek said, “No one should be able to just go and get a gun,” adding that toddlers live on the busy street and could have been harmed.