A suspect who fired gunshots near the White House on Saturday evening was killed by Secret Service agents, the agency said in a statement.
The individual, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The Secret Service said a bystander was also struck by gunfire, but didn't specify by whom. This person’s condition is unknown.
No officers were injured, the Secret Service said, and President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time.
The shooting remains under investigation.
The DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a post on X that the Secret Service is working the scene and to “Please avoid the area.”
He told reporters earlier this week that “this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things. That’s one I can’t win on. If I do attend I get killed. If I don’t attend I get killed by the fake news.”
Several lawmakers took to X to praise federal agents and offer prayers.
House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) wrote on X: “We are praying for President Trump, the Secret Service, and all at the White House.”
“God bless the men and women of Secret Service and law enforcement.”
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) thanked the Secret Service on X for working day and night to keep Trump safe, adding that “political violence is never acceptable.”
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) placed blame on extreme rhetoric for violence directed at the White House.
“The continued violence directed at the President is despicable and is the product of the divisive and extreme rhetoric of the left,” Collins said on X. “I’m truly thankful for the brave men and women in law enforcement who ran toward the gunfire.”
Trump said he had concluded talks with leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, and Pakistan regarding efforts to resolve the standoff with Iran.
“An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries, as listed,” Trump wrote.
Trump, in a post-midnight post on Truth Social on May 24, thanked Secret Service and law enforcement officers for their “swift and professional action.”
He said the suspected gunman had a violent history and “possible obsession” with the White House. He added that the shooting was another example of “how important it is, for all future Presidents, to get, what will be, the most safe and secure space of its kind ever built in Washington, D.C.,” referring to the White House ballroom upgrade.
“The National Security of our Country demands it!” Trump wrote.