Monument

May 4 (UPI) — The U.S. Secret Service shot a man near the Washington Monument on Monday after spotting a person with a gun nearby and called for backup.

An ensuing shootout with the man while he tried to run resulted in a child near the monument being injured before the suspect was also shot, and both have been hospitalized, NBC Washington, Fox 5 DC and Politico reported.

The incident comes just over a week since a man rushed security at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., in an alleged attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump and other members of the administration that were in attendance.

The suspect had been under surveillance for some time before he was approached based on officers observing what they termed a “suspicious” person.

“Whether or not it was directed to the president or not, I don’t know, but we will find out,” said Matthew Quinn, deputy director of the secret service, adding that the agency is patrolling the area — the monument is about half-a-mile from the White House — “24/7, hard core” after recent events.

Law enforment officials were patrolling near the monument, down the street from the White House, when they observed the person and approached.

The suspect pulled out a gun and fired toward them, resulting in an exchange of gunfire, which resulted in both the suspect and a nearby child.

The child suffered a graze would to his lower body, was taken to an ambulance and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Quinn told reporters.

Streets were blocked off after the incident and members of the White House Press Pool were evacuated from the area during the incident, which occurred as Trump was holding a small business event inside the White House and reportedly was not aware of what happened.

The U.S. Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department both said that their investigations are ongoing.

Rosenior’s dismissal may solve one problem, but those in Chelsea‘s boardroom must take the major share of the blame for a club that looks increasingly out of control.

Chelsea‘s recent losses eclipsed Manchester City‘s £197.5m deficit in 2011, despite bringing in £490.9m in revenue, which the club says is the second highest total in its history.

Since the current ownership took control in 2022, Chelsea have spent around £1.5bn on players, focusing on securing a raft of younger players on long-term contracts.

In this time, they have sacked Champions League winner Tuchel at the end of their first 100 days at the helm, then his successor Graham Potter seven months later.

Frank Lampard had a short second spell in charge as interim boss before former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino took charge, leaving by mutual consent after one season.

Enzo Maresca took over, but was sacked in January, less than six months after winning the Club World Cup to add to the Uefa Conference League.

If the final straw for Rosenior was criticism of his players, Maresca’s departure came amid friction with Chelsea‘s hierarchy, stunning key figures at the club after a 2-0 win against Everton in December by stating “many people” had made it his “worst 48 hours” since joining the club.

Cryptic, perhaps, but the beginning of the end for the Italian, as those in charge at Chelsea took a dim view of his public expression of discontent.

Those with knowledge of Maresca’s views, though, said he had grown unhappy at a multitude of factors, including encouragement over which players should start and which substitutions should be made during matches.

It led to the Rosenior experiment, which backfired on BlueCo, who may reflect on the number of managers hired and fired during their tenure and finally think: “It’s not them. It’s us.”

Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live: “You would have to be a bit simple to be surprised at the situation with all the evidence in front of you.

“This is four seasons the new ownership has been in. This is manager number six. When you change it that amount of times, you have to ask the question – is the problem really the manager?”