A quiet Thursday morning at Washington DC’s Logan Circle in the United States turned into a warzone, proving once and for all that you should never, ever mess with a guy who’s fed up with his Homeowners Association.
Around 8:00 a.m., just a mile from the White House, a gunman opened fire near 15th and P Streets. According to Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, one man was fatally shot inside a VIDA Fitness center, while four others were hit outside.
The suspect barricaded himself inside a seventh-floor apartment nearby. After a tense phone call with police negotiators, the adult white male decided to check out permanently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
So, what was the motive for turning a high-end gym into a shooting gallery? Cops say it was an ongoing, deeply bitter dispute with his apartment building’s HOA. The FBI and ATF had to roll up to handle a lethal meltdown over what was likely a fight about parking spots or paint colours.
The immediate threat is over, and shelter-in-place orders are lifted, though streets remain closed. Next time your HOA sends a passive-aggressive email about lawn care, maybe just delete it.
