Secret Service officers wound man and child near Washington Monument
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Updated · WTOP · May 1
Secret Service officers wound man and child near Washington Monument
10 articles · Updated · WTOP · May 1
Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said the man fired at officers near 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW around 3:30pm, and both he and the juvenile were taken to hospital.
Plain-clothes officers first spotted someone appearing armed on the White House perimeter; after a brief chase, uniformed officers approached and exchanged gunfire when he allegedly opened fire.
The White House was briefly locked down, the scene was later declared secure, and DC police are investigating the officers' use of force; authorities said there was no sign the vice-president's motorcade was targeted.
Is the overstretched Secret Service on the brink of a major security failure?
When bystanders are hit, is the legal standard for police use-of-force still acceptable?
How can open spaces like the National Mall be secured without becoming fortresses?