Child Struck in Secret Service Shooting Outside White House

A child was caught in the crossfire during a Secret Service officer-involved shooting near the White House on Monday.

Secret Service personnel responded to the scene of an officer-involved shooting at the intersection of 15th Street and Independence Avenue, just outside the Washington Monument, around 3:30 p.m., the agency’s deputy director, Matthew Quinn, told the Daily Beast in a statement.

A law enforcement officer stands watch at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2026. / Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS

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