"Marx was walking along the path of Vance's motorcade when officers spotted him near the intersection of 15th Street and Independence Avenue. The officers were responding to a Secret Service agent's report that Marx was seen near the White House complex with a firearm concealed on the right side of his body, the affidavit says."
"Marx pulled a firearm from his waistband as he ran away from Secret Service officers and fired at one of them, but a bystander behind the officer was shot in the leg, the affidavit says. Officers returned fire and struck Marx in his abdomen, a hand and his left arm, according to the filing."
"U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said in a statement that her office 'will pursue the most serious charges available against anyone who brings gun violence to our streets, particularly when that violence unfolds steps from the seat of our government and the path of the Vice President of the United States.'"
Michael Marx, 45, from Midland, Texas, was involved in a shooting incident Monday near the Washington Monument while positioned along Vice President JD Vance's motorcade path. Secret Service officers spotted Marx carrying a concealed firearm near 15th Street and Independence Avenue. When confronted, Marx drew his weapon and fired at an officer, striking a teenage bystander in the leg instead. Officers returned fire, hitting Marx multiple times in the abdomen, hand, and left arm. The bystander sustained non-serious injuries and was released from the hospital. Marx made vulgar remarks about the White House while being transported by ambulance. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced serious charges would be pursued for the gun violence incident occurring near government facilities.
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