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A gunman’s attack at the April dinner has spurred more debate than usual about one of Washington’s most dissected rituals.
The White House briefly locked down after the shooting a few blocks away on the National Mall.
Police cordoned off an area in response to a shooting incident at the intersection of 15th and Independence Ave in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2026. Reporter Secret Service officers shot a man on Monday following an exchange of gunfire near the White House that also injured a juvenile bystander.
The altercation near the Washington Monument occurred shortly after Vice President J.D. Vance passed by in a motorcade, a U.S. Secret Service official said.