Multiple outlets report that a shooting near the White House and the National Mall involves a suspect firing at US Secret Service agents, followed by a Secret Service exchange of gunfire in which the gunman is shot. The incident triggers a security response including a White House lockdown.
Sources also agree on timing and location details. The shooting occurs near the Washington Monument area and the National Mall. Investigators and officials say the vice president’s motorcade, carrying US Vice President J.D. Vance, had passed through the area shortly before the gunfire. The Age, Brisbane Times, Free Malaysia Today, The Hindu, and The New York Times all describe this proximity in time, with reporting that the motorcade passed “not long before” the incident.
The outlets further report that a young bystander is hit by gunfire. The Hindu attributes comment to US Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn, who links the motorcade’s passage to the timeframe around the shooting.
