Who did Secret Service shoot at the National Mall in DC?

A man shot during a confrontation with Secret Service officers Monday on the National Mall in Washington DC was reportedly identified as a 45-year-old Texan, who remains hospitalized.

The shooting Monday afternoon a few blocks from the White House happened after Secret Service agents identified a suspicious individual who appeared to be carrying a firearm, according to Matt Quinn, deputy director of the Secret Service.

When the officers tried to make contact with him, the suspect fled and fired his gun toward the Secret Service officers, Quinn said.

Secret Service agents returned fire, striking the suspect, Quinn said. A 15-year-old bystander was also struck during the barrage of gunfire but had non-life-threatening injuries, NBC Washington reported.

According to Quinn, the juvenile bystander was struck by the suspect, not an officer.

Here's the latest on the shooting and the condition of the suspect.

Who was the man shot by Secret Service agents in DC?

The suspect was identified by DC Police on Tuesday as Michael Marx, a 45-year-old man from Texas, WTOP reported.

According to NBC Washington, he was shot in the back and leg, but his injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.

The news outlet said Marx could be charged by Tuesday, though police did not say what charges Marx faces.

Was the man shot on the National Mall targeting President Trump?

Quinn said Monday it's unclear if Marx was targeting President Donald Trump: "I don't know, but we will find out," he said.

The motorcade for Vice President JD Vance passed through the area shortly before the shooting, Quinn said, adding that there is no indication the motorcade was Marx's target.

The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting.

“President Trump was not in any danger, and there is currently no known nexus between the incident and the White House,” Chris McDonald, a congressional affairs official with the Secret Service, wrote in an email to Congress, according to The New York Times.

Speaking in the White House East Room on Monday, Trump said DC is safe because of his administration's aggressive tactics in deploying the National Guard.

"Washington DC, which was very unsafe a year ago, a little more than a year ago, is now one of the safest cities in the United States," Trump said.

The DC Police Department is handling the investigation.

Mike Stunson is the DC Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network.