The US Secret Service Agents shot at an armed man near the White Houe following a confrontation early Sunday (local time), according to authorities. The man was believed to be travelling from Indiana, they added.
No one else was injured in the shooting that took place around midnight about a block from the White House, as per a Secret Service statement, reported the Associated Press.
President Donald Trump was in Florida when the shooting took place.
A man was shot by Secret Service near the White House early this morning and is currently in the hospital. The man had traveled to Washington with “suicidal thoughts” according to police and was confronted by USSS in the 1700 block of G Street NW. Crime scene cleared the area… pic.twitter.com/7afmgaojBW
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) March 9, 2025
‘Suicidal Individual’
Local police alerted the Secret Service about an alleged “suicidal individual” who was travelling from Indiana and found the man’s car and a person matching his description nearby.
“As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
The man was admitted to a hospital and the Secret Service said his condition was “unknown”.
The Metropolitan Police Department will investigate the incident because the shooting involved law enforcement officers.
