Vance Was In Area Mins Before Secret Service Shot Man Near WH

According to Deputy Director Mathew C. Quinn, the incident happened just a few minutes after Vice President JD Vance had left the area.

At the time, the Secret Service said: “U.S. Secret Service personnel are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C.”

“The incident resulted from a confrontation between an armed individual and Secret Service Police,” another statement from the Secret Service said.

A young person was hit in the incident and was taken to the hospital, and is not suffering life-threatening injuries.