White House Shooting

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“The shooting at the White House on Saturday evening is just the latest act of political violence carried out in President Donald Trump’s orbit in recent weeks.

It comes less than a month after a man opened fire outside the ballroom where Trump, members of his Cabinet and numerous government officials were attending the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, an attack that highlighted a string of attempted security breaches and raised concerns around the safety of the president.

On Saturday, U.S. Secret Service agents fatally shot a 21-year-old man after he opened fire on officers at a White House security checkpoint, resulting in the injury of a bystander, officials said. Officials have not given details about a possible motive.

“The man, who had previously been arrested, was known to the Secret Service for walking around the White House complex and asking how to gain access, according to a court filing from a July 10 incident.

Hours after the incident, Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the shooting was another sign the White House needed a “safe and secure space,” such as the ballroom that he is seeking additional funding for.

“The National Security of our Country demands it!” Trump said.

Earlier this month, Secret Service agents shot a man near the Washington Monument, along the path of Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade, after he allegedly opened fire when authorities confronted him.

Agents pursued the man after they noticed he appeared to be concealing a firearm on the side of his body. He turned and opened fire, injuring a bystander before being shot himself, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

While in an ambulance after the shooting, the suspect allegedly made a vulgar remark about the White House, the Justice Department said.

In the White House Correspondents’ Association incident, prosecutors have said that before the suspect charged past officers at a security checkpoint, he ”

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“White House shooting is latest incident in a string of political violence”

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NBC News

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“White House shooting is latest incident in a string of political violence”

Kyla Guilfoil

NBC News

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