Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House Following Confrontation
A man armed with a firearm was shot near the White House after being approached by Secret Service agents.
Secret Service shoots armed man near White House following confrontation
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Overview
Early Sunday, the Secret Service shot a man near the White House following an armed confrontation that erupted when he brandished a firearm. The man, suspected to be in a suicidal state and reportedly traveling from Indiana, was spotted after local police alerted the Secret Service. The incident unfolded just after midnight, resulting in no injuries to agents. The man was taken to a hospital, but his condition remains unknown. President Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida during the incident, which is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Analysis
- The US Secret Service shot a man outside the White House early on Sunday after an 'armed confrontation', the service said in a statement.
- It had earlier received a tip-off from local police about a 'suicidal individual who may be travelling to Washington DC from Indiana', it said.
- Its officers approached a man matching that description, 'who brandished a firearm', adding that shots were fired. The man is now in hospital in an 'unknown' condition, it said.
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