Event Brief
Suspect dead after shooting near White House checkpoint
Filed: May 24, 2026 at 6:02 AM ET
Summary: A man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint was shot by officers and died.
WHO: U.S. Secret Service officers
WHAT: Officers returned fire after a man pulled a weapon and began firing near a White House security checkpoint; the suspect died at a hospital.
WHEN: May 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM ET
WHERE: White House security checkpoint area (17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue), Washington, D.C.
WHY: The cause of the fire has not been reported.
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