According to Secret Service, the man was "exhibiting suspicious behavior." The man was later identified as 42-year-old Joshua Runkles of Cameron, North Carolina.

A man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly impersonated a police officer and brought a weapon ahead of a Charlie Kirk memorial service in Arizona.

A report shows a significant shortage of Secret Service counter snipers and warns that leaders could be at risk for "injury or assassination."

The watchdog report was released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General. The report found that the Secret Service's "counter sniper team is not staffed to meet mission requirements," and that the agency's current number of snipers is 73% below the necessary level.

A loaded handgun slipped past screening while the president was on-site, underscoring worries about persistent security gaps.

Ryan Routh is representing himself in his federal court trial on charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate.

The Secret Service does not have an effective process to hire counter snipers, the IG found; all the while, the demand for them increased 151% from 2020 to 2024. It takes about three years from the time a uniformed Secret Service officer joins the agency to when they can join the counter sniper team, according to the IG.