Secret Service shoots subject near Washington Monument
They activate security protocols in the White House, ask the population to avoid the area while emergency and security teams respond to the situation.
An individual was shot this Monday May 4 by Service agents near the Washington monument in an incident that caused a wide deployment of security in the center of the capital According to official information, the shooting occurred near the intersection of 15th Street and Independence Avenue, a highly guarded area due to its proximity to the White House.
To date, the subject's health status and the exact circumstances that led to the use of the weapon have not been confirmed. rza. The secret service asked the population to avoid the area while emergency and security teams responded to the situation. As a preventive measure, the White House complex was temporarily closed while investigations were developed.
The event occurs in a recent context of high tension in security in Washington. Just weeks before, a shooting at the White House correspondents'dinner generated scenes of panic, where attendees reported moments of uncertainty.
Federal authorities have not detailed whether the shot individual represented a direct threat against officials or facilities, although secret service protocol establishes immediate responses Ediatas before any potential risk close to the president or protected zones. The area where the incident occurred remains under protection while investigations continue to clarify what happened.
“El Chapo” insists on annulment of conviction and his return to Mexico
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán sent a new letter to the Eastern District Court of New York in which he requests to annul his conviction for drug trafficking and ordering his return to Mexico, this due to alleged irregularities in his trial and in his extradition process.
“My name is Joaquín Guzmán from the country of Mexico who fights for my protection policy to obtain my release in relation to the erroneous verdict d "and the Eastern Court. This says the letter in English. I am writing on my representation that the courts violated my evidence policy," he wrote.
The letter obviously presents several syntax and spelling errors that make very complicated to understand El Chapo's request, but it refers to the fact that there was a lack of evidence in the trial that led him to a sentence. Furthermore, he claims that there was an erroneous process in the extradition that prevented him from remaining in Mexico, where he was treated fairly, as he says in the letter.
These letters have been addressed to the Western District Court, not directly to Judge Brian Cogan, who led their trial, For this reason, the petition was added to the judicial file along with four other letters that were sent in April and May.
El Chapo claims that US authorities violated his right to the first and eighth amendments of the Constitution in the United States.
In April, El Chapo sent two letters, both in English. one from April 9 and another from April 10, in which addresses equitable protection of their rights, as well as the first and eighth amendments.
This Monday, the court released three more letters issued by the drug trafficker in the signed on April 23rd. El Chapo even states that in his appeal a new trial would have been ordered, although that evidently did not occur. The opinion requested an official stance from Mariel Colón, who remains registered as Chapo Guzmán's lawyer. However, no a response has been obtained.

