Secret Service says it exchanged gunfire with armed suspect near White House

The US Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and “suspicious individual” near the White House who later fired at them before fleeing on foot and being shot by law enforcement.The incident led to a brief lockdown at the White House.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Agents patrolling the outer perimeter of the White House complex identified a person who Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said was a “suspicious individual that appeared to have a firearm.”He briefly fled on foot after being approached by Secret Service officers and fired in their direction, Quinn said at a press conference.Secret Service then fired at the suspect who was hit and subsequently hospitalized, Quinn added.Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade transited through the area “not long before” the incident, Quinn said. There was no indication that the suspect intended to approach Vance’s motorcade, the Secret Service deputy director

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