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Secret Service Shoots and Wounds Armed Man Near Washington Monument

A 15-year-old boy was also hit. The motorcade of Vice President JD Vance had passed through the area shortly before the shooting.

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Secret Service Shoots and Wounds Armed Man Near Washington MonumentA 15-year-old boy was also hit. The motorcade of Vice President JD Vance had passed through the area shortly before the shooting.
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