Law enforcement officers shoot a person near the Washington Monument after an armed individual opens fire, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Multiple outlets report that Secret Service agents and other law enforcement responded to the incident after officers spotted a man with a gun near the White House area and confronted him. The Secret Service says the person was shot by law enforcement; the person’s condition and further details of the circumstances are not immediately known. One report cites Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn as saying officers returned fire after the suspect opened fire. Another account says a bystander was struck by the suspect, and that a Vice President motorcade transited the area shortly before the shooting, though there is no indication it was the target. The White House is briefly placed under lockdown during the response and investigation, before authorities move to assess the scene. The reported location is on or near the National Mall, around 15th Street and Independence Avenue.