Reston Gold's Gym shooting: What we know about suspect Steven Ha

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia. – One man is dead and another is in custody following a fatal shooting at a Gold's Gym in Reston, Virginia on Monday afternoon.

The victim, identified as 31-year-old Hyong Joon Choi, was shot inside the gym around 1:15 p.m., Fairfax County police said.

Choi's death is the third gym shooting in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia area since April.

Authorities quickly identified the suspect as 43-year-old Steve Ha of Chantilly.

Ha was arrested and charged with premeditated murder. According to police, Ha fled the scene after the shooting and his arrest was announced around 9 p.m. Monday night.

Although investigators described the incident as a targeted attack, they did not elaborate on the motive.

A customer of the gym who recently moved to the area expressed shock at the incident.

“I'm all about safety and staying in safe areas and honestly this is the safest area I've ever seen,” the customer said. “When something like this happens in a gym, I feel for the victim and his family and am shocked.”

Monday's incident followed two other high-profile shootings at gyms in the DMV area.

In April, a shooting occurred in Lanham following an argument at an impromptu basketball game, and a murder-suicide involving two people who knew each other was reported in Alexandria.

In a statement sent to FOX 5, Matt Clifford, CEO of Gold's Gym Metro DC, said, “We are grateful to law enforcement for quickly apprehending the suspect and our thoughts are with the victim's family during this difficult time. We have confirmed that both men were members who followed security procedures by scanning their member barcodes upon entering the gym. This was a shock to our team and the gym community and we continue to process what happened.”

Steve Ha does not have an attorney listed and attempts to reach his family members have been unsuccessful.