Summary
Disputed. A juvenile bystander was struck in the leg by a round Marx fired at a pursuing Secret Service officer. The Secret Service publicly stated there is no evidence Marx was specifically targeting VP Vance's motorcade; press coverage emphasises the spatial overlap.
"Allegedly shouted 'F--- the White House' to officers and 'Kill me, kill me, kill me' in the ambulance per charging documents."
Key facts
- 2011 Florida drug-trafficking conviction made him a felon prohibited from firearm possession
- Drew firearm while running through a crosswalk past bystanders
- Returned fire by Secret Service struck Marx in the abdomen, hand and left arm
- Survived and was hospitalised; faces multiple federal charges
- Secret Service formally disputes that Vance was the intended target
Perpetrator profile
- Full name
- Michael Marx
- Age at time
- 45
- Date of birth
- Not publicly reported
- Gender
- Male
- Race / ethnicity
- Not publicly reported
- Nationality
- American
- Residence
- Midland, TX
- Education
- Not publicly documented
- Occupation
- Not publicly documented
- Political affiliation
- Not publicly documented
- Mental health (reported)
- Allegedly told officers in the ambulance 'Kill me, kill me, kill me' and 'F--- the White House' — no formal diagnosis publicly reported
- Prior criminal record
- Yes
- Acted alone
- Yes
- Online footprint
- Not publicly documented
- Family background
- Not publicly documented
Attempt & outcome
- Weapons & equipment
- Sig Sauer P365 handgun (unlicensed in DC)
- Rounds fired — perpetrator
- 1
- Rounds fired — law enforcement
- —
- Distance to target
- —
- Trump present
- No
- Trump injured
- No
- Bystander casualties
- 0 killed · 1 injured
- Law-enforcement casualties
- 0 killed · 0 injured
- Current status
- Charged, pending trial
- Sentence
- Charged with assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon; using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence; unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Preparation
- Concealed handgun on his right side; observed by a plainclothes Secret Service agent who reportedly saw the printing of the firearm under his clothing
Coverage timeline 10 articles
- Texas man charged in shooting at Secret Service agent near Washington Monument U.S. Department of Justice
DOJ announces three federal charges including felon-in-possession and assault on agents.
- Feds charge Texas man who allegedly shot at Secret Service agent on Mall CBS News
Charges, 2011 Florida drug conviction, and Sig Sauer P365 recovered.
- 'Kill me, kill me, kill me': Marx charged in Secret Service shootout FOX 5 DC
Court filings include statements Marx allegedly made in ambulance after the shooting.
- Marx was walking along path of VP Vance's motorcade, agent says ABC7
Affidavit reveals Marx walked the route of Vance's motorcade; no evidence of targeting.
- Texas man charged in National Mall shooting was stalking path of VP Vance Washington Times
Follow-up reporting on motorcade proximity and U.S. Attorney Pirro's statement.
- Texas man charged after shootout with Secret Service WJLA
DC-area coverage including aliases used by Marx and the U.S. Attorney's office remarks.
- Midland man charged after allegedly shooting at Secret Service agent NewsWest 9
Local Midland, TX coverage of Marx's identity and pending federal charges.
- Suspect shot, bystander grazed in Secret Service shooting near Washington Monument NBC4 Washington
Initial report of 3:40 p.m. shootout near 15th and Independence; juvenile grazed in leg.
- Secret Service officers exchange gunfire with armed suspect near WH ABC News
First federal account of the National Mall shootout and juvenile bystander injury.
- Dashcam video shows National Mall shooting with Secret Service NBC4 Washington
Released dashcam footage shows pursuit and exchange of gunfire on Independence Ave.