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.
The incident occurred on the same day that multiple protest groups had gathered in the nation’s capital.
Secret Service shoots armed man near White House following confrontation
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The big picture: While there has been no reported threat to President Trump, the Secret Service has been under a microscope since two assassination attempts sent shockwaves through the 2024 election.
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The incident was under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division's Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer-involved shootings in the District of Columbia.
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The incident is now under investigation by Washington's Metropolitan Police, which investigates all law-enforcement shootings in the District of Columbia.
Secret Service says it shot an armed man near the White House after a confrontation
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The Metropolitan Police Department will lead an investigation into the shooting since they are the primary agency responsible for use-of-force incidents within the District of Columbia, the Secret Service said.
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The incident highlights the ongoing security challenges in Washington, D.C., especially around critical government sites such as the White House.
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Summary
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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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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