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On May 4, 2026, Secret Service officers shot an armed man near the Washington Monument after he fired at agents, wounding a juvenile bystander. The incident — occurring just nine days after a gunman stormed the White House Correspondents' Dinner — raises urgent questions about perimeter security, use-of-force decisions, and whether a $3.5 billion agency can protect an open democratic landscape from lone-actor threats.