May 24, 2026
A member of the National Guard guides a family pushing a child in a stroller near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. A gunman who opened fire on Secret Service officers outside the White House on the evening of May 23 has died after being shot, the agency said in a statement provided to US media. A bystander was also shot during the exchange of fire, the agency said, without providing the victim’s condition. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service agents killing the assailant in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck, authorities said.
President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time — on a day when he was working to negotiate a deal with Iran — but was not impacted by the incident, Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
The confrontation took place just after 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) when a man near the White House security perimeter “pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing.”
