Suspect was hit by police officers and taken to hospital in serious condition, Donald Trump was at the official residence and is safe
A man died in a confrontation with police officers after shooting around the White House, in Washington, DC, this Saturday (May 23, 2026), reported the CNN. A civilian was also hit and seriously injured. The shots provoked a police mobilization that isolated the area. President Donald Trump (Republican) was at the residence at the time of the incident and is safe.
A man approached a checkpoint on Pennsylvania Avenue and shot at least 3 times at police officers. He was hit, immobilized and taken to a hospital in critical condition, but he did not survive and died.. A civilian was also hit and seriously injured. No police officers were hit.
The incident mobilized police forces, who isolated the area around the US government headquarters. Trump was at the residence at a meeting about a possible peace deal with Iran.
According to Kash Patel, director of the FBI, the agency is working with the Secret Service to investigate what happened. “We will update the public as soon as possible,” Patel wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
in the middle CBN stated that there were between 15 and 30 shots.
