An adult male brandishing a firearm was shot by U.S. Secret Service officers near the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after midnight on Sunday.
The agency said the encounter happened near the intersection of 17th and F Streets NW.
NPR reports local police had earlier reported a “suicidal individual” possibly traveling to D.C. from Indiana, the agency added.
Secret Service personnel located the individual’s vehicle and spotted a person on foot who matched the description.
“As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel,” the Secret Service detailed in a statement shared on X by spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
The full statement by the Secret Service is below:
“On Sunday March 9th, an
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