Shots Fired Outside White House, Suspect Dead: Secret Service

‘An individual ... pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing,’ the Secret Service said.

An armed Secret Service agent reacts at the White House after gunshots were apparently heard on May 23, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

A suspect who fired gunshots near the White House on the evening of May 23 was killed by Secret Service agents, the agency said in a statement.

“Shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday an individual in the area of 17th street and Pennsylvania Avenue pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing,” the Secret Service wrote on X.