Suspect opened fire near National Mall after confrontation with officers, Secret Service says

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsSuspect opened fire near National Mall after confrontation with officers, Secret Service saysThe White House was briefly locked down as authorities investigated the incidentVia AP news wire Monday 04 May 2026 23:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970286To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/secret-service-national-mall-shooting-b2970325.html","title":"Suspect opened fire near National Mall leaving one injured, Secret Service says"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-13080","index":0}Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade passed through the area shortly before the shooting, but there is no indication it was targeted (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","ne...