Secret Service, Washington Monument
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A suspect opened fire on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Monday after being confronted by Secret Service officers.
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and "suspicious individual" near the White House who later fired at them before fleeing on foot and being shot by law enforcement.
At least one Secret Service Uniformed Division officer shot and apprehended an armed man near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon before
Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said officers returned fire. A bystander was struck by the suspect, Quinn said.
These statements mislead about Secret Service agents’ pay. Although agents might not get paid typically under a government shutdown, the Trump administration reallocated money authorized under President Donald Trump’s 2025 signature tax and spending law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
For the second time in as many weeks, a U.S. Secret Service agent fired a gun at an armed suspect in Washington D.C., less than a mile from the White House. The agency said an agent returned fire at a man carrying a gun.