Justice Department Indicts Texas Man in Washington Monument Shooting

Secret Service agents were able to subdue the shooter, but not before he wounded a teenager standing nearby with his family.

The Washington Monument in Washington on May 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice on May 29 filed an indictment against a Texas man who allegedly shot at Secret Service agents earlier this month.

Midland, Texas, resident Michael Marx, 45, is charged with one count of using a deadly weapon to assault a law enforcement officer and one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.