Secret Service officers kill gunman outside White House checkpoint (opens in new tab)

A man who opened fire at a White House security checkpoint in Washington shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday died after Secret Service officers returned fire, the agency said in a preliminary statement. The Secret Service said the man approached the checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, removed a weapon from his bag and began firing at officers posted there; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. A bystander also was struck by gunfire, and authorities said it was no...