The suspect accused of opening fire in Washington, D.C., shortly before Vice President J.D. Vance’s motorcade was scheduled to pass through the area allegedly shouted “f*** the White House” while being transported to the hospital, officials said as authorities identified the gunman.
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
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