Eyewitness captures audio of gunfire between gunman and Secret Service near White House

An eyewitness video captured the moment gunfire rang out near the White House on Saturday (May 23), in an incident where officers shot a suspect who fired at a White House checkpoint, who then died after being taken to the hospital, the Secret Service said. A person approached a checkpoint near the White House, pulled a gun out of his bag and started shooting at officers, according to a Secret Service statement posted on social media. Officers returned fire and shot the suspect, the agency said. A bystander was also hit by gunfire, though the extent of the injuries and who fired the shot remained unclear, according to local reports citing another Secret Service statement. #usa #usnews #whitehouse Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia