Armed confrontation near the Washington Monument prompts White House lockdown
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A U.S. Secret Service officer exchanged gunfire with an armed individual near the Washington Monument, prompting a brief White House lockdown. The suspect was shot and transported to a hospital; identity is unknown. A child was injured but not critically. Vice President JD Vance had just passed by in a motorcade, according to officials.
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