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Suspect dies after shooting at officers near White House, official says

Jana Winter Reuters/USA Today
May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026 Updated 8 hrs ago
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WASHINGTON — Officers shot a suspect who fired at a White House checkpoint on Saturday evening, who then died after being taken to the hospital, the Secret Service said.

USA-TRUMP/ — U.S. Secret Service agents walk Saturday at the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Nathan Howard, REUTERS

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USA-TRUMP/ — Journalists look out of windows Saturday in the White House press briefing room after alleged gunshots were heard nearby in Washington.
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Authorities investigate shots fired near White House

USA-TRUMP/ — U.S. Secret Service agents walk Saturday at the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Nathan Howard, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — Law enforcement officers stand behind yellow tape cordoning off an area Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — Members of the National Guard stand on the street Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — A Metropolitan Police officer and a member of the U.S. National Guard use yellow tape to cordon off an area Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — Members of the U.S. National Guard stand behind yellow tape cordoning off an area Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — Journalists look out of windows Saturday in the White House press briefing room in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Nathan Howard, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — Police vehicles block the street Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — U.S. Secret Service agents walk Saturday at the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Nathan Howard, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — A U.S. Secret Service agent walks with law enforcement vehicles in the background Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

USA-TRUMP/ — An FBI agent walks toward yellow tape cordoning off an area Saturday near the White House in Washington after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.
Kylie Cooper, REUTERS

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