Secret Service fatally shoots suspect outside White House checkpoint, bystander wounded

Police and members of the Secret Service block streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

The suspect began shooting at posted officers, who returned fire and hit the shooter, the Secret Service said. A bystander was also shot, a law enforcement official said, but it’s unclear by whom.

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