A Polícia de Washington, o FBI e o Serviço Secreto estão mobilizados após tiros serem ouvidos nas proximidades da Casa Branca, neste sábado (23/5). O presidente Donald Trump estava no local, onde tentava negociar um acordo com o Irã. "O FBI está no local e apoia o Serviço Secreto na resposta a disparos efetuados perto da área da Casa Branca", publicou no X o diretor do FBI, Kash Patel.
Em comunicado citado por veículos americanos, o Serviço Secreto informou mais tarde que o homem que abriu fogo contra agentes em frente à Casa Branca morreu após ser baleado.
O homem abriu fogo contra agentes do Serviço Secreto em um posto de controle, e eles "responderam, atingindo o suspeito, que foi levado para um hospital local, onde morreu", informa a nota.
Um pedestre ficou ferido durante a troca de tiros, acrescentou o Serviço Secreto, sem fornecer detalhes sobre seu estado de saúde. Nenhum agente do Serviço Secreto ficou ferido.
"Agradeço aos nossos formidáveis agentes do Serviço Secreto e da lei pela intervenção rápida e profissional esta noite contra um homem armado perto da Casa Branca, que tinha um histórico de violência e parecia obcecado com o edifício mais precioso da nossa nação", escreveu Trump em sua conta na rede social Truth Social, horas depois.
A polícia isolou o acesso à Casa Branca e tropas da Guarda Nacional foram para o local, segundo informa a AFP, que colheu ainda o relato de um turista canadense Reid Adrian que estava na região quando foram ouvidos "provavelmente entre 20 a 25 barulhos que soavam como fogos de artifício, mas que eram tiros, então todos começaram a correr".
Jornalistas que estavam no Gramado Norte da Casa Branca publicaram no X que receberam ordens para correr e se abrigar na sala de imprensa. A repórter do canal ABC News Selina Wang fazia uma gravação para as redes sociais quando os aparentes disparos ocorreram, capturando o som dos tiros enquanto se jogava no chão. "Pareciam dezenas de tiros", publicou ela no X. Veja:
I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now. pic.twitter.com/iqdQwh4soq
— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) May 23, 2026
Com informações da AFP
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Police vehicles are seen on a blocked street near a crime scene not far from the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots fired, AFP journalists said. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP) Foto: AFP -
Armed police stand on a blocked street near a crime scene not far from the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots fired, AFP journalists said. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP) Foto: AFP
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A forensic investigator takes photos behind a police tape blocking off a crime scene with evidence markers seen on a sidewalk on 17th and Pennsylvania Ave near the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots fired, AFP journalists said. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Foto: AFP
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Police tape blocks off a crime scene with evidence markers seen on a sidewalk on 17th and Pennsylvania Ave near the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots fired, AFP journalists said. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Foto: AFP
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An armed secret service police officer stands behing tape blocking off a crime scene near the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots fired, AFP journalists said. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Foto: AFP
