India, Nov. 12 -- Five people were shot on Thursday in Washington, DC's Logan Circle neighbourhood, within walking distance of the White House, police said. One of the victims died, while the suspected gunman later shot himself after barricading himself inside a nearby apartment building.

Jeffrey Carroll, interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said the suspect shot himself while barricaded inside the apartment. He added that the man appeared to have had a dispute with the building's homeowners association.

Officers responded to reports of shootings at multiple locations, while a witness said one victim was shot dead inside a gym.

The suspect was barricaded near the site of the initial shooting, the Metropolitan Police Dep...