More Details Emerge About the Man Who Opened Fire Near Vance’s Motorcade….

More Details Emerge About the Man Who Opened Fire Near Vance’s Motorcade

Once on the opposite side of the street, Marx allegedly… Michael Marx, of Midland, Texas, was named by Washington, D. C. , U. S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro as the suspect accused of exchanging gunfire with Secret Service agents. (Trump’s DOJ announces blockbuster arrest) Authorities said a bystander was struck during the shootout. The 45-year-old suspect — who was shot three times — allegedly ranted “f*** the White House” and “kill me!

Kill me! Kill me!”

in an ambulance on the way to the George Washington University Hospital, a criminal complaint alleges, according to reports. The alarming incident near the Washington Monument and the National Mall began after a plainclothes Secret Service agent allegedly spotted Michael Marx attempting to conceal a firearm on the right side of his body while near 15th Street and Madison Drive, according to court documents. The agent reportedly alerted additional Secret Service personnel, who later encountered Marx near 15th Street Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest as he was allegedly “walking along the path of” Vance’s motorcade, which had departed the White House moments earlier, the complaint states. According to investigators, agents

exited their vehicles and began shouting commands at Marx

who allegedly ran across the street alongside a group of bystanders while pulling a handgun from his waistband. “We are asking the court to preventatively detain Mr. Allen.” Once on the opposite side of the street, Marx allegedly turned and fired at a Secret Service agent, with one of the shots striking a child in the leg while the juvenile was with family members nearby, according to court documents. Agents then allegedly returned fire, striking Marx in the hand, left arm, and upper abdomen, the complaint states. __WPSSEOEND__

🚨 BREAKING: An armed man opened fire in the vicinity of JD Vance’s motorcade near the White House, per USSS

The man opened fire on Secret Service, USSS returned fire, taking the shooter down. NO law enforcement officers were injured Pray not only for 47, but ALSO VP Vance🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/hKzTKpjjaG — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 4, 2026

The incident comes just over a week after an alleged gunman

area. At the time, the Secret Service said: “U. S. Secret Service… 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. Cole Tomas Allen, attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with Trump in attendance. Allen made his initial appearance in federal court late last week, where he was formally advised of the charges filed by prosecutors. Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is accused of entering the Washington Hilton while armed with multiple weapons and attempting to reach the ballroom where President Trump was attending the dinner alongside Cabinet officials and journalists Saturday night. “He attempted to assassinate the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump,” Assistant U. S. Attorney Jocelyn Ballantine told the court. “We are asking the court to preventatively detain Mr. Allen.”

“Cole Allen’s journey of accountability in the criminal justice system starts today

Pirro said in a press conference the Monday after the Saturday evening incident, adding, “There will be additional charges as this investigation continues to unfold.” “But make no mistake, this was an attempted assassination of the President of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was,” Pirro continued. “And that intent was to bring down as many of the high ranking Cabinet officials as he could. This is the kind of situation that we cannot tolerate.”