Secret Service kills gunman at White House checkpoint (opens in new tab)

A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Secret Service security checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, the agency said. Secret Service officers returned fire, hitting the suspect, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead; a bystander was also struck by gunfire, and no Secret Service personnel were injured. President Trump was inside the White House at the time and was not affected, the Secret Service said. The White House was placed o...