WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secret Service officers shot and wounded an individual who opened fire near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The shooting occurred around 15th Street and Independence Avenue, and a juvenile bystander was also struck.

Plainclothes officers first identified the individual, saying he looked suspicious and was believed to be carrying a firearm, according to Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn. The plainclothes officers called in support from uniformed agents. When the individual saw the uniformed agents, he fled on foot, drew his gun and fired.

"They returned fire and engaged," Quinn said. The individual was hit and transported to a hospital, he said.

The juvenile bystander did not sustain life-threatening injuries and is receiving treatment at the hospital. Emergency units transported an adult male to the hospital and treated a teenage male for minor injuries, according to Vito Maggiolo.

The Secret Service encouraged people to avoid the area as emergency crews responded to the shooting. The White House was briefly locked down as authorities investigated the incident, and the Secret Service ushered journalists who were outside into the briefing room. President Donald Trump continued his small business event at the White House without interruption.

The shooting occurred shortly after Vice President JD Vance's motorcade passed through the area. It was unclear whether Vance was a target of the shooting, Quinn said.

A week earlier, a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives. Cole Tomas Allen has been charged in that incident.