Who is Dr Matt Lambert? DC physician who killed luxury apartment building manager then himself in mass shooting
A veteran doctor and medical tech boss went on a shooting rampage in his apartment building after losing a lawsuit over water damage in his $1 million home.
Dr Matt Lambert, 55, shot dead one man in the gym of the building in Washington DC and wounded three others before turning the gun on himself.
A close relative of Lambert refused to comment when the Daily Mail called asking about the doctor in connection with the shooting.
Lambert had a long-running feud with Metropole Condominium Association, which operates the luxury residential tower on 15th Street near Logan Circle.
He claimed in the lawsuit, and in great detail on his Twitter account, that Metropole caused water damage and resulting mold during facade renovations.
Lambert’s last post, at 8.06am while he was believed to be holed up inside his apartment, read: ‘My manifesto is an engineering report.’
Attached was a screenshot of part of a report by CED Technologies that agreed with his claims, and what appeared to be a record of reported building issues.
Officials earlier said the suspect had a conflict with his HOA prior to the shooting.
A Washington, DC, gunman killed himself after an hour-long standoff with police. He barricaded himself in an apartment after killing a man at a nearby gym and injuring four others
‘We do know there was a conflict between him and the homeowners association of that building, but at this point we’re continuing to look into that,’ Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said at a press conference.
A male victim died after being shot in the back inside VIDA Fitness in Logan Circle. The suspect is believed to be a member of the gym, police said.
At least one of the injured is in critical condition, while three others sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said at a late morning news conference, shortly after the shooter turned the gun on himself.
Police found him barricaded inside a 15th Street apartment after the shooting, where negotiators spoke with him for roughly an hour before they heard a gunshot.
Police forced themselves into the building, where the man reportedly shot at police twice through the door. Once inside, authorities found lambert with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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