Secret Service agents on Monday exchanged gunfire with an armed man near the Washington Monument, hitting a bystander, officials said.
The suspect, who was not publicly identified, was transported to a hospital and placed in police custody, Matt Quinn, deputy director of the Secret Service, told reporters during a news conference.
A teenage bystander was also hit in the crossfire and transported to the hospital, he added.
Mr. Quinn said that after agents approached the armed suspect he ran off and then shot at them. The agents fired back and then apprehended the man, he said. Soon after, the motorcade of Vice President JD Vance passed the scene.
The shooting came less than two weeks after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and shot a Secret Service agent in an attack officials said was targeting administration officials.
On Monday, President Trump was holding an event at the White House around the time of the shooting. The Secret Service ordered reporters who were on the North Lawn of the White House to go into the press briefing room.
The Metropolitan Police Department said in a social media post that they were on the scene and that roads in the area would be closed for several hours.
Minho Kim reports on breaking news for The Times from Washington.
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