Suspect dies after firing upon agents at White House checkpoint, Secret Service says, with a bystander also injured
A gunman has been shot dead after approaching a White House security checkpoint and firing at officers, federal officials have said.
The White House, where Donald Trump was present, was briefly locked down on Saturday as the sound of a sustained volley of gunshots rang out, sending journalists in the area running for cover.
During the shooting, a bystander was also shot. The Secret Service said: “It remains unclear whether the bystander was struck by the suspect’s initial gunfire or during the subsequent exchange of gunfire.”
The shooter is dead, shot by security, but also “a bystander was wounded.” That use of the passive voice seems to indicate a high likelihood the bystander was shot by the security guards and not the dead guy. I’m not seeing any stories yet that tell for sure though.