Trump thanks Secret Service, renews call for ballroom after White House shooting
Key takeaways
- The gunman is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service Agents near the White House gates.
- Guglielmi added that Secret Service officers returned fire and struck the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead.
- Trump was in the White House during the shooting, but Guglielmi stated that no protectees or operations were impacted.
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Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country s most cherished structure, the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. The gunman is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service Agents near the White House gates.
Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the Secret Service, said Saturday that an individual in the area of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing at shortly after 6 p.m. EDT.
Guglielmi added that Secret Service officers returned fire and struck the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead. One bystander was struck by gunfire during the incident but no officers were injured, Guglielmi noted.