{"id":280304,"date":"2026-05-05T21:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/280304\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:34:14","slug":"texas-man-wounded-after-allegedly-shooting-at-secret-service-near-washington-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/280304\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas man wounded after allegedly shooting at Secret Service near Washington Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man was wounded by U.S. Secret Service after allegedly shooting at officers near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n

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A man from Texas was wounded in a shooting involving U.S. Secret Service officers, after he allegedly shot at them near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon, according to the agency\u2019s deputy director.<\/p>\n

The suspect was later identified as Michael Marx, 45, of Texas, D.C. police told WTOP Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Secret Service<\/a>, the shooting happened at 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW in D.C., near the Sidney R. Yates building where the Forest Service is headquartered.<\/p>\n

A child, described only as a juvenile,\u00a0was also struck by a bullet during the exchange of gunfire, Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said during a news conference.<\/p>\n

Quinn said plainclothes Secret Service officers noticed a person who appeared to have a firearm while patrolling around the outer perimeter of the White House complex around 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

They alerted uniformed Secret Service officers who attempted to approach the man, later identified as Marx.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon making contact, that individual fled briefly on foot, withdrew a firearm and fired in the direction of our agents and officers. They returned fire and engaged,\u201d Quinn said.<\/p>\n

Marx was hospitalized after being shot multiple times; his condition has not been released.<\/p>\n

Police said the child was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Quinn couldn\u2019t say whether he was struck when the suspect fired or by return fire from officers.<\/p>\n

The Secret Service said its officers were not injured.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened just blocks from the White House, which was briefly put under lockdown as law enforcement investigated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot long before this shooting occurred, the vice president\u2019s motorcade did transit through this area,\u201d Quinn said.<\/p>\n

He said there is no indication Marx was targeting the motorcade.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump was not in any danger, and there currently is no known nexus between the incident and the White House,\u201d Quinn said in a written statement.<\/p>\n

About 45 minutes after the shooting, D.C. police said the scene was \u201csecure\u201d in a social media post<\/a>. Their department will investigate the Secret Service officers\u2019 use of force, as is standard procedure in such cases.<\/p>\n

WTOP\u2019s Alan Etter, who reported from the scene, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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