The shooter at the White House died of his wounds in the hospital. Deadline made the announcement on Saturday, May 23, citing a statement from the United States Secret Service.
– Around 6 p.m., an unidentified person approached a Secret Service checkpoint in the area of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. When he approached, he pulled a weapon from his backpack and began shooting at the officers on duty, the department said.
The report stated that the police responded with gunfire, wounding the suspect and transporting him to the hospital, where he later died. condition.
There were previously reports that two people were injured by gunfire as a result of a shooting near the White House in Washington. The US Secret Service has neutralized a man who opened fire outside the White House. He fired three times toward the White House, and the US Secret Service returned fire.
Gunfire was heard outside the White House in Washington at around 20-30, and journalists were asked to go to the briefing room.