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WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – Lawyers for a bystander \u2060wounded \u2060in a shootout between \u2060the U.S. Secret Service and a man outside the \u200bWhite House in May said they would file a personal injury lawsuit against \u200cthe federal agency on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin \u200cDel Real, Jr., 25, of Kansas, was on leave from \u2060active U.S. \u2060Army duty on May 23 and walking with his sister \u200band father when shots rang out in front of the White House, according to a statement from Clifford Law Offices. Del Real, who was shot in \u200bthe abdomen, said the gunman never faced him but Secret Service agents \u2060fired \u2060many rounds in his \u2060direction across \u200ba busy intersection, the law firm said. Del Real underwent life-saving surgery \u200bat a local hospital, \u2060it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A gunman who fired at a White House checkpoint on that day was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital , the Secret Service said at the time.\u00a0The Secret Service statement said \u2060a bystander was struck by gunfire, but it did not make \u2060clear how badly the person was hurt or provide other details.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCertainly it is the job of Secret Service agents to protect the president and other dignitaries, but that duty must be carried out with reasonable regard for the safety of innocent members of the public,\u201d lawyer Joseph\u00a0 Murphy said in the statement. \u201cBen and his family had every right to be there. They had no \u2060body armor, no protection, and no warning before Ben was struck by gunfire.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Notice of the lawsuit, to be filed under the federal Tort Claims Act, requests that evidence including firearms and shell casings \u200band surveillance video be preserved, the statement said.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by \u200bDoina Chiacu, Editing by Franklin Paul)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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