U.S. Secret Service officers shot an armed man near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon after he opened fire on them during an attempt to flee, according to agency officials.

The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. EDT on the National Mall, outside the White House perimeter but blocks from the executive mansion. A plainclothes Secret Service officer first spotted a suspicious individual who appeared to have a firearm. Uniformed officers approached the man, who then fled on foot and fired shots in their direction. The officers returned fire, striking the suspect.

A male juvenile bystander sustained non-life-threatening injuries, likely from the suspect's gunfire. Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said during a news conference, "Everything I've seen leads me to believe, and the investigators believe, he [the bystander] was struck by the suspect." Both the suspect and the teenager were transported to local hospitals. The suspect's condition was not disclosed, and authorities have not released his identity.

No Secret Service personnel were injured. The episode prompted a brief lockdown at the White House, including an evacuation of reporters from the North Lawn during President Donald Trump's small business event, which proceeded without interruption. Vice President JD Vance's motorcade had passed through the area shortly before the shooting occurred.

Quinn addressed the suspect's possible motives, stating, "Whether or not it was directed to the president or not, I don’t know. But we will find out." A firearm was recovered from the man. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the use-of-force incident, while the Secret Service probes further details.

The shooting comes just over a week after an alleged assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen, armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, rushed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, exchanged fire with agents, and wounded one before being subdued. Video evidence confirmed the agent was hit by Allen's shotgun, not friendly fire.

Authorities have not linked Monday's incident to the prior event or indicated any ongoing threat to the White House. Roads near the scene remained closed into the evening as first responders and investigators processed the area.