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The doctor who opened fire inside a Washington, D.C., gym killing the building manager of his apartment complex after a long-running dispute about black mold — and knew exactly where to find him before carrying out the shooting, according to a report.
Dr. Matt Lambert shot 46-year-old James Stuart point-blank in the back at Vida Fitness just after 8 a.m. Thursday in the affluent D.C. Logan Circle neighborhood, prompting panicked gym-goers to flee as officers in tactical gear surrounded the building.
Lambert, 55, fled the gym to his penthouse apartment above the facility and “barricaded” himself inside, police said. He fired several shots from his penthouse using a rifle, injuring four others, before dying by suicide.
It has since emerged that Lambert was interviewed by a reporter about his bitter legal dispute involving Stuart and the Metropole Condominium Association, which he described as “psychological warfare.” Lambert drained his retirement savings by spending $300,000 in the fight over the disrepair of his $1.1 million penthouse, according to his attorney.
The doctor gave an ominous quote to the journalist who interviewed him about the legal battle months before the shooting.
