The ɠυɳɱαɳ in the early morning Washington, DC, gym śh́óóting has been identified as a well-heeled doctor who was battling his homeowners’ association over black mold in his $1.1 million apartment and railed about it on X.
Dr. Matt Lambert, an emergency room doctor, had sued Metropole Condominium Association in March 2025, alleging that repairs to the building, which involved it being surrounded by scaffolding and drapes, led to mold festering in his home.
“Two years of living in luxury (and the start of 6 months with no shower, dryer, HVAC, and cooking),” an X account linked to Lambert posted Wednesday, along with pictures showing renovations in the Logan Circle unit.
Lambert, who lived on the seventh floor of 1515 15th St. NW, opened fire Thursday morning inside the ground-floor gym, 𝘬iᩚlling at least one person. He then ran back up to his apartment and barricaded himself for nearly an hour before he killed himself.
DC police said they were investigating a conflict with the homeowner’s association as the reason behind the śh́óóting, which left one dead and four others injured.
Lambert filed his suit in March 2025, alleging that his home experienced “no significant water intrusion, mold, moldy smells, moisture accumulation, or related damage,” prior to the remediation efforts overseen by the association.
But, after the building was enveloped, his unit “experienced suspected water intrusion, mold, significant moisture accumulation, and/or related damage,” the suit said.
Lambert described himself as “a board-certified emergency physician with over two decades of clinical experience” and a medical tech executive on his personal website.
“He has a deep understanding of healthcare regulations and their impact on technology adoption,” the site says.
He also said he split his time between the “mountains of West Virginia and the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC.”
Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto, who represents and lives in the area, said preliminary information suggests the šhσσtєr was targeting someone in Vida Fitness and “that he had been in active litigation with over a condo issue.”
“It’s just so sad and so senseless to 𝘬iᩚll someone over a dispute that should be worked out reasonably,” she told NBC News.
