US Secret Service officers shot and wounded an armed suspect Monday afternoon near the Washington Monument following an exchange of gunfire that left a juvenile bystander injured. According to...

Washington: The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after US Secret Service officers shot an armed individual near the National Mall following a

Following the gunfire, the Secret Service ordered reporters on the White House North Lawn to move indoors.

The US Secret Service said its officers had yesterday confronted an armed and "suspicious individual" near the White House who later fired at them before fleeing on foot and being shot by law enforcement.