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IMO TRUMP should not visit CHINA, go to a neutral Country

The nutcases keep coming out of the woodwork.

Secret Service shoots armed man near White House — as Trump holds business event inside
By Victor Nava Published May 4, 2026 Updated May 4, 2026, 6:04 p.m. ET

Secret Service officers engaged an armed man near the White House on Monday in what turned into a shootout that left the suspect and a juvenile bystander injured, according to the agency.

The incident unfolded a few blocks south of the White House, along the National Mall and near the Washington Monument, when plainclothes agents on patrol “identified a suspicious individual that appeared to have a firearm,” Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said during a press briefing.

After spotting the “visual print of a firearm” on the suspect, the plainclothes agents called in support from uniformed Secret Service police.

“Upon making contact, that individual fled briefly on foot, withdrew a firearm and fired in the direction of our agents and officers,” Quinn said.

Secret Service officers returned fire and struck the suspect, who was transported to a local hospital.

“We believe only one bystander was hit by the suspect,” Quinn said, noting the juvenile sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was being treated at a hospital.

Plainclothes agents trained to identify potential threats routinely patrol the outer perimeter of the White House, according to Quinn.

Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade departed the White House and transited through the area of shooting “not long before” the incident took place, the deputy director added.

The condition of the suspect is unclear.

There is no indication that the suspect was targeting the vice presidential motorcade or the White House.

Journalists at the White House were ushered into the briefing room for a safety lockdown as law enforcement responded.

Video posted on social media showed some reporters running to get off the North Lawn of the White House and inside the building.

Footage from the scene of the shooting showed dozens of Secret Service officers and National Guard members in the area, with a part of the sidewalks roped off in yellow police tape.

An event with President Trump and small business owners went on as scheduled

Trump did not address the shooting.

The incident comes just over a week after Cole Allen allegedly ran through a Secret Service security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner armed with a shotgun, in what authorities say was an attempt to assassinate the president.

Allen allegedly shot a Secret Service officer in a bulletproof vest during his mad dash, according to officials.

He is facing charges of attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/us-news/secret-service-says-officer-involved-in-shooting-near-white-house-as-trump-holds-business-event-inside/