Washington:  A gunman who fired at a White House checkpoint was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday evening, the Secret Service said.

The man ⁠approached the checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, pulled a gun out of his bag and started shooting at ‌officers, according to a Secret Service statement sent to Reuters. Officers returned fire and shot the suspect, the ‌agency said.

A bystander was struck by ‌gunfire, the statement said, but it did not ‌make clear how badly ‌the person was hurt. Another Secret Service statement, cited by multiple ​news outlets, said it ‌was not ​clear whether the bystander ⁠was hit when the gunman began shooting or during the subsequent exchange of gunfire.
The shooting suspect ​was ⁠identified as an ⁠emotionally disturbed person, a law enforcement official told Reuters, adding that a “stay-away order” had been issued to ⁠him previously.

No law enforcement personnel were injured, the Secret Service said, adding that President Donald Trump was at the White House during the incident.

The shooting comes nearly a month after a gunman ‌fired shots inside the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, prompting ​Trump and other officials to be rushed out.