{"id":661532,"date":"2026-05-24T02:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/661532\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T02:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:27:08","slug":"us-suspect-dies-after-gunfire-near-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/661532\/","title":{"rendered":"US: Suspect dies after gunfire near White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

The White House<\/a> was placed on lockdown after a suspect opened fire nearby on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

The alleged gunman shot at officers\u00a0stationed outside the White House and died\u00a0during the incident, the Secret Service said on social media.<\/p>\n

“Secret Service police officers returned fire, striking the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died,” a statement said, adding that no officers were injured.<\/p>\n

A bystander was also shot, the Secret Service said. No information has been provided on the victim’s condition.<\/p>\n

A law enforcement\u00a0official told reporters on condition of anonymity that the suspect was emotionally disturbed and had previously been issued with a “stay-away order.”<\/p>\n

\"Secret Service officers seen on the roof of the White House after the shootingImage: Jose Luis Magana\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

What else do we know about the shooting near the White House?<\/p>\n

US<\/a> President Donald Trump<\/a> was at the White House at the time of the shooting. It is not known if he was the intended target.<\/p>\n

Trump had said in a post on his Truth Social platform earlier on Saturday evening that he was\u00a0at the Oval Office working on finalizing a deal with Iran.<\/p>\n

The Secret Service said no White House “protectees or operations were impacted.”<\/p>\n

Benjamin Alvarez, DW’s Washington\u00a0DC correspondent, said that there was\u00a0a “heavy Secret Service, police, and National Guard presence at 17th and H Street NW,” just outside the White House.<\/p>\n

Police set up a security perimeter and urged the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n

Journalists working at the White House say they were told to take shelter\u00a0after\u00a0the area was placed under lockdown.<\/p>\n

\"AA member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Washington, DCImage: Jose Luis Magana\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

The scene of Saturday’s shooting is very close to where two West Virginia\u00a0National Guard troops were shot in November 2025<\/a>. One of the soldiers died, while the other was left in critical condition.<\/p>\n

Attempts to assassinate Trump<\/p>\n

Saturday’s incident comes less than a month after Trump was targeted in what authorities say was an attempted assassination on April 25<\/a> while the president attended the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at a hotel in the US capital.<\/p>\n

\"PoliceThere was a heavy security presence around the White House Image: Alex Brandon\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

A 31-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump, 79, has survived two other alleged assassination attempts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A bullet grazed his ear when he was targeted at an election campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In September that year, a man was accused of plotting to kill Trump at his Florida golf course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko<\/p>\n

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