{"id":27472,"date":"2026-05-05T03:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/white-house-put-on-lockdown-after-shooting-nearby-video-photo\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:04:34","slug":"white-house-put-on-lockdown-after-shooting-nearby-video-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/white-house-put-on-lockdown-after-shooting-nearby-video-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"White House put on lockdown after shooting nearby (VIDEO, PHOTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>A child was injured in a shootout with an armed suspect near the Washington Monument<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"130\"><strong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"65\"><\/strong>The White House was briefly put on lockdown on Monday after a shooting involving the US Secret Service near the Washington Monument, where an armed suspect allegedly opened fire on officers, wounding a minor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"745\">The incident took place at around 3:30pm near 15th Street and Independence Avenue, several blocks from the White House, according to the Secret Service. President Donald Trump was attending a small-business event at the White House at the time, which reportedly continued without disruption.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"938\">Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said plainclothes agents had spotted a suspicious man near the White House complex. The agents followed him briefly and called in uniformed officers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1120\"><em>\u201cUpon making contact, that individual fled briefly on foot, withdrew a firearm and fired in the direction of our agents and officers,\u201d<\/em> Quinn said. <em>\u201cThey returned fire and engaged.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1428\">A juvenile bystander was wounded during the exchange, but the injuries were not life-threatening, according to NBC Washington. Initial findings suggested the minor may have been hit by the suspect\u2019s gunfire. The suspect was detained and taken to a hospital, but his condition was not immediately known.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1701\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone herded into the briefing room as the alert was lifted <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eMfAgYF7U3\">pic.twitter.com\/eMfAgYF7U3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alan Fisher (@AlanFisher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanFisher\/status\/2051388728149529069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1701\">Journalists at the White House reported being moved off the North Lawn and ordered to shelter inside the press briefing room as a precaution. The lockdown was lifted shortly afterward, with local roads remaining closed while police and forensic teams worked at the scene.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2038\">\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.05\/69f90a9020302751e127ce8c.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2038\">The motive remains unclear, and officials have not said whether the suspect had been targeting the president, the White House, or a nearby motorcade. The Washington Post reported that Vice President JD Vance\u2019s motorcade had passed through the area shortly before the confrontation, but no direct connection was immediately established.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2315\">\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Screenshot taken from a video released by the US Department of Justice.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639329-trump-assassination-attempt-footage\/\">High-quality footage of White House dinner gunman released<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2315\">The scare came just over a week after an alleged assassination attempt on Trump. Cole Allen, a teacher from California, was charged with trying to kill the US president after he breached security at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner while armed with guns and knives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2494\">In his purported manifesto, Allen, without identifying Trump by name, slammed his policies and described an intent to take action against <em>\u201ca pedophile, rapist, and traitor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A child was injured in a shootout with an armed suspect near the Washington Monument The White House was briefly put on lockdown on Monday after a shooting involving the US Secret Service near the Washington Monument, where an armed suspect allegedly opened fire on officers, wounding a minor. 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