US Secret Service shoots gunman near White House

Key Points:

• The U.S. Secret Service returned fire at a gunman near the White House on Monday, wounding him and briefly triggering a lockdown; the suspect was taken to the hospital and a weapon was recovered.
• A child was also shot during the exchange, but injuries were not life-threatening and investigators believe the child was struck by the suspect, not agents.
• The shooting occurred after plainclothes agents identified a suspicious individual believed to be armed, who opened fire when uniformed officers arrived and attempted to flee.
• The Secret Service is investigating whether the gunman was targeting former President Donald Trump, but found no evidence the suspect intended to target Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade, which had recently passed through the area.
• This incident follows an alleged assassination attempt on Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner on April 25, where suspect Cole Tomas Allen was charged with multiple offenses including attempting to kill the former president.