Overview
- Secret Service officers shot and wounded an armed suspect near 15th Street and Independence Avenue on Monday after the man fired at them.
- Plainclothes agents first spotted the suspect around 3:30 p.m. near the White House perimeter before he ran and raised a gun.
- A young bystander was hit, likely by the suspect’s gunfire, and was treated for injuries officials said were not life-threatening.
- MPD is leading the investigation, and police kept nearby streets closed as they processed the scene along the National Mall.
- Officials said the vice president’s motorcade had passed through shortly before with no link found so far, following a separate recent gala intrusion that renewed questions about protections for top officials.