Secret Service shot an armed man near Vice President JD Vance's motorcade in Washington, prompting a brief White House lockdown and juvenile injury.
The victim, identified only as a juvenile, was transported to a hospital and treated for injuries authorities described as non-life-threatening. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown immediately following the shooting. According to Secret Service Deputy Director Mathew C. Quinn, the incident happened just a few minutes after the vice president had left the area. Secret Service personnel are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C.
“The incident resulted from a confrontation between an armed individual and Secret Service Police,” another statement from the Secret Service said. The incident comes just over a week after an alleged gunman, Cole Tomas Allen, attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with Trump in attendance.