00:02Alarm was raised on Saturday near the White House in Washington after an armed man opened fire on
00:07United States Secret Service agents. The incident took place shortly after 6 p.m. at the intersection
00:13of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, just a short distance from the presidential residence.
00:19According to U.S. authorities, Secret Service agents immediately returned fire,
00:24fatally wounding the suspect who was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
00:30A passerby was also injured during the shooting, but no Secret Service personnel were harmed.
00:36U.S. President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time of the incident,
00:39but according to officials, was not impacted. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the
00:45suspect as a person with a violent history and obsession with the White House,
00:49while praising security forces for their swift response. The incident comes amid heightened
00:55security measures surrounding the American president following repeated threats and
00:58alleged assassination attempts over the past two years.
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