Secret Service shoots armed man in confrontation close to White Home

The U.S. Secret Service shot an grownup male close to the White Home in Washington, D.C. shortly after midnight on Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with regulation enforcement, in line with the company.

The encounter occurred close to the intersection of seventeenth and F Streets NW.

On Saturday, native police had reported a “suicidal particular person” probably touring to D.C. from Indiana, the company stated. Secret Service personnel later situated the person’s car and noticed an individual on foot who matched the outline.

“As officers approached, the person brandished a firearm, and an armed confrontation ensued, throughout which photographs had been fired by our personnel,” the Secret Service stated Sunday in an announcement shared on X by spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

The suspect was transported to a hospital and his situation is at the moment unknown.

The assertion additionally famous that no accidents had been reported amongst Secret Service personnel, and that the incident was beneath investigation.

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