White House is briefly locked down after nearby shooting
- On Monday, Secret Service agents shot an armed man near the Washington Monument after he opened fire during a confrontation; a 15-year-old bystander was also injured in the exchange.
- The confrontation occurred at 15th Street Southwest and Independence Avenue, shortly after Vice President JD Vance's motorcade traveled through the corridor.
- Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said investigators are reviewing the sequence of events, while both the suspect and the teenager were hospitalized following the shooting.
- Following the shooting, authorities flooded the area, forcing a brief lockdown and moving North Lawn reporters indoors; officials confirmed no indication the White House was targeted.
- Monday's incident follows a recent security breach at a White House Correspondents' Association dinner, as the clustering of events tests assumptions about routine protection in the capital.
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An armed man opens fire on secret service agents, a few blocks from the White House. In Europe, such an attack would have produced headlines for days. In Washington, it is hardly known.
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