{"id":282031,"date":"2026-05-06T23:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/282031\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:57:08","slug":"texas-man-charged-with-opening-fire-near-vance-motorcade-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/282031\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas man charged with opening fire near Vance motorcade in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The suspect who allegedly opened fire in downtown DC<\/a> Tuesday \u2014 as Vice President JD Vance\u2019s motorcade was set to roll through \u2014 uttered \u201cf\u2013k the White House\u201d on his way to the hospital, officials revealed as they unmasked the shooter.<\/p>\n

Michael Marx, of Midland, Texas, was identified as the man who allegedly shot a bystander during a shootout with Secret Service agents around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced.<\/p>\n

Michael Marx allegedly opened fired at a Secret Service agent in downtown DC. DOJ<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old suspect \u2014 who was shot three times \u2014 allegedly ranted \u201cf\u2013k the White House\u201d and \u201ckill me! Kill me! Kill me!\u201d in an ambulance on the way to the George Washington University Hospital, a criminal complaint alleges. <\/p>\n

The terrifying incident near the Washington Monument and the National Mall unfolded after a plain-clothed Secret Service agent saw Marx trying to hide a firearm on the right side of his body as he was in the area near 15th Street and Madison Drive, the court papers allege.<\/p>\n

That agent called in a team of backup Secret Service officers who found Marx near 15th Street Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest \u201cwalking along the path of\u201d Vance\u2019s motorcade which had left the White House minutes earlier, the docs claim.<\/p>\n

Marx\u2019 bullet struck a bystander, a kid walking with his family. DOJ<\/p>\n

The agents started filing out of cars and yelling commands at Marx who fled across the street with a group of bystanders as he pulled a gun out of his waistband, the complaint alleges.<\/p>\n

Once Marx was on the other side of the street he turned around and fired at one agent, striking a kid in the leg as he was out with his family, the court papers claim.<\/p>\n

The agents \u201creturned fire\u201d hitting Marx in the hand, left arm and upper stomach, the complaint alleges.<\/p>\n

The victim \u2014 a juvenile \u2014 was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. <\/p>\n

The incident unfolded around 3:40 p.m. after a plain-clothed Secret Service agent spotted Marx trying to hide a gun by his right side, prosecutors claim. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Officers recovered a Sig Sauer P365 pistol and 9mm bullets in the magazine from the scene, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

Marx didn\u2019t have a license to carry in DC and he allegedly had a prior conviction in Florida for drug trafficking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will prove this defendant carried an illegal firearm into the heart of Washington, D.C., opened fire at Secret Service officers near a crowded intersection, and shot an innocent bystander who was simply crossing the street with his family,\u201d Pirro said in a statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy office will pursue the most serious charges available against anyone who brings gun violence to our streets, particularly when that violence unfolds steps from the seat of our government and the path of the Vice President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance was en route along the path where Marx was fired his gun. DOJ<\/p>\n

He is charged with assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon, using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately known who was legally representing Marx.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened less than two weeks after Cole Allen allegedly opened fire<\/a> in the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner where President Trump, wife Melania and his top cabinet members were in attendance. <\/p>\n

The soir\u00e9e was evacuated and one Secret Service agent was struck by Allen\u2019s bullet but was saved by his bullet-proof vest.<\/p>\n

Allen is charged with trying to kill the president and related crimes. He\u2019s yet to enter a plea in the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The suspect who allegedly opened fire in downtown DC Tuesday \u2014 as Vice President JD Vance\u2019s motorcade was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[18859,3346,27,29,28,734,17652,11030],"class_list":["post-282031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-secret-service","tag-shootings","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-us-news","tag-washington-dc","tag-white-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}