Individual Charged After US Secret Service Checkpoint Breach

An individual charged a US Secret Service checkpoint in the lobby of the Washington Hotel at approximately 8:36 PM. The incident occurred during a site detail for the Correspondence Center. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Jeffrey Carroll and DC Mayor Bowser provided updates on the security event. The United States Secret Service and Metropolitan Police Department were both present at the location during the incident. Law enforcement officials are currently providing updates on the specifics of the breach. Five shots were reported fired outside the Washington Hilton during a White House correspondents' dinner. A member of the Presidential Security Service was injured while intercepting an armed individual near a checkpoint at approximately 08:36. The suspect was carrying weapons and was intercepted by security forces during the initial stages of an investigation. The injured officer was transported to a hospital for treatment. The suspect was also taken to a hospital for observation but did not sustain gunshot wounds.