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Secret Service officers shoot armed individual near White House
By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
Published May 04, 2026
U.S. Secret Service officers shot an armed person Monday near the White House, according to a federal source familiar with the incident.
The shooting happened near 15th Street and Independence Avenue, a little over a half mile from the White House and close to the Washington Monument.
Secret Service Uniformed Division officers engaged the individual after the person pulled a gun, a federal source told Fox News Digital.
The Washington Monument is seen with the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2021. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency)
The suspect was believed to be alive and taken to a hospital, the source said. The situation appeared to be quickly contained, with no immediate indication of a broader threat, they said.
The Secret Service said in a post on X that one individual was shot by law enforcement.
The White House is seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. (Matt Rourke/AP)
The Metropolitan Police Department said it is on the scene investigating and that the area has been secured.
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Authorities urged the public to avoid the area as road closures were expected to last for several hours.
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