A man who appeared to be carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House was shot by Secret Service agents Monday after he is alleged to have opened fire on them when he was confronted by authorities. A 15-year-old bystander was hit by gunfire, but not seriously injured, authorities said. Th e shooting happened near the Washington Monument during a busy, warm afternoon. Witnesses reported hearing at least five gunshots shortly after a motorcade with Vice President JD Vance had passed through the heavily trafficked area. Plainclothes agents patrolling the outer perimeter of the White House complex spotted the man at about 3:30 p.m., Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said. The man was described as a “suspicious individual that appeared to have a firearm.” The agents alerted uniformed officers, who responded and approached him. Quinn said the man tried to run away, pulled out a firearm and fired toward the officers. The officers returned fire, hitting him. The suspect was taken to a hospital. He was identified as 45-year-old Michael Marx, who holds a Texas driver’s license, NBC News reports, citing two law enforcement officials. Marx remained hospitalized Tuesday morning with multiple gunshot wounds, including to his back and leg. The injuries are not considered life-threatening, law enforcement sources told NBC News. He is expected to be charged as early as Tuesday, three sources told NBC News. Trending news 18 hours ago Cruise ship with suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock A 15-year-old bystander was hit by gunfire. The young victim suffered a possible graze wound to his lower body, according to law enforcement sources. He walked to an ambulance, where he was treated by paramedics. Asked whether the bystander, who also was taken to a hospital, was struck by shots from the suspect’s gun, Quinn responded he could not say definitively. “I can’t say, and we’ll let the doctors figure that out, but everything I’ve seen leads me to believe, and the investigators believe, he was struck by the suspect,” Quinn said. A weapon was recovered at the scene. Quinn declined to share what type of firearm it was. Investigators are probing Marx’s digital footprints and are expected to issue search warrants for his home and phone, sources told NBC News. D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department will handle the investigation, including the use of force in the shooting, Quinn said. President Donald Trump was holding a small business event inside the White House when the incident unfolded and was not aware at the time that anything had happened. It was not known yet whether Monday’s incident was related to Trump or the White House. Quinn said the gunman did not attack the vice president’s motorcade and that there was no indication that approaching it was his intent. “Whether or not it was directed to the president or not, I don’t know, but we will find out,” Quinn said. The shooting led to a brief evacuation of the White House North Lawn, according to Monica Alba of NBC News. Members of the press out on the lawn were evacuated just after 3:40 p.m., when Secret Service officers ran out with long guns drawn and urged them to run inside the briefing room. Reporters were allowed back outside about seven minutes later. “This remains an active investigation. We will provide more information when it becomes appropriate to do so,” the Office of U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said in a statement. The White House is about a mile north of the Washington Monument. News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox. ...read more read less