Suspected gunman dies after volley of gunshots heard near White House
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A man approached a White House security checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW on Saturday evening and opened fire, prompting Secret Service officers to return fire and fatally wound the suspect.
- During the exchange of gunfire, a bystander was also shot, though it remains unclear if the injury was caused by the suspect or during the officers' response; no Secret Service personnel were injured and the President was unharmed.
- The White House was briefly locked down as around 20 to 30 shots were reported, with journalists and staff taking cover; the FBI is assisting the Secret Service in investigating the incident.
- This shooting follows recent security incidents near the White House, including a gunfire exchange involving a man targeting a Secret Service officer three weeks prior and an attempted assassination of the President in late April.