An armed man was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service officers on Monday after opening fire near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., authorities said.

The incident occurred at 15th Street and Independence Avenue NW, along the National Mall, approximately half a block from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. There is no indication of any connection to the museum, and a spokesperson there did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Matt Quinn, deputy director of the Secret Service, said the suspect opened fire after being confronted by officers, who then returned fire.

A wounded bystander was transported to the hospital by emergency units, while another was treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to a spokesman for the D.C. Fire and EMS Department.

The area around the monument was closed off as law enforcement investigated. The White House was briefly locked down, and reporters were moved indoors as a precaution. U.S. President Donald Trump, who was hosting a small-business event in the East Room at the time, continued the program without interruption.

Quinn said Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade had passed through the area shortly before the shooting, but was not believed to be a target.

The shooting comes just over a week after a separate security incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where a gunman attempted to breach a security perimeter and was later charged in the attack.

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