Man charged in DC shooting was walking along the path of Vance's
motorcade, agent says
[May 07, 2026]
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of firing a gun at law enforcement
officers near the Washington Monument this week was walking along the
path of Vice President JD Vance's motorcade before the shooting and made
a vulgar remark about the White House after the confrontation, according
to a court filing Wednesday.
Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was shot multiple times during
Monday’s confrontation and was in the back of an ambulance on his way to
a hospital when he said, “'F—k the White House' and “Kill me, kill me,
kill me,'” a Secret Service agent said in an affidavit.
The sworn statement does not specify whether investigators believe Marx
had a particular target.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said in a statement that her office "will
pursue the most serious charges available against anyone who brings gun
violence to our streets, particularly when that violence unfolds steps
from the seat of our government and the path of the Vice President of
the United States.”
Marx was walking along the path of Vance's motorcade when officers
spotted him near the intersection of 15th Street and Independence
Avenue. The officers were responding to a Secret Service agent's report
that Marx was seen near the White House complex with a firearm concealed
on the right side of his body, the affidavit says.
Marx pulled a firearm from his waistband as he ran away from Secret
Service officers and fired at one of them, but a bystander behind the
officer was shot in the leg, the affidavit says. Officers returned fire
and struck Marx in his abdomen, a hand and his left arm, according to
the filing. It says Marx spit at officers as they provided him with aid
after the shooting.
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This series of images provided by the Justice Department, and
annotated by the source, contained in the statement of facts
supporting the arrest warrant for Michael Marx, shows Marx running
across the street as U.S. Secret Service agents approach and then
starting to draw a weapon, near the Washington Monument, Monday, May
4, 2026 in Washington. (Justice Department via AP)
The teenage bystander was not seriously injured and has been
released from a hospital, ABC News reported. ABC was first to report
what the suspect allegedly said after the shooting.
Marx was charged in a complaint with assaulting officers with a
dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm during a violent crime and
being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The shooting came just over a week after a California man tried to
storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed
with guns and knives. Cole Tomas Allen has been charged in that
incident with attempting to assassinate the president and firing a
gun at a Secret Service officer.
Around the time of Monday's shooting, President Donald Trump was
holding a small business event at the White House, which was briefly
locked down as authorities investigated.
Online court records did not immediately list the name of a lawyer
representing Marx.
Marx has used aliases, including Michael Patrick and Michael Zavici,
according to the affidavit. It says Marx had a 2011 drug trafficking
conviction in Florida that made it illegal for him to possess a
firearm.
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