Secret Service Fires on Gunman Near White House, Wounding Suspect and Triggering Lockdown
TL;DR
U.S. Secret Service agents exchanged fire with a gunman near the White House, wounding him and triggering a brief lockdown; a child was also injured and the suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, is in custody and charged with attempting to kill Trump and related counts. Investigators say there’s no evidence the plot targeted Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade.
- US Secret Service shoots gunman near White House Al Jazeera
- Secret Service Shoots and Wounds Armed Man Near Washington Monument The New York Times
- Suspect shot, bystander grazed in Secret Service police shooting near National Mall NBC4 Washington
- Secret Service Shot Armed Man Near White House Who Allegedly Fired at Them — Incident Happened Near JD Vance Motorcade Yahoo
- Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument AP News
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