Secret Service members shot down a gunman outside the White House on Saturday night (8 March) after having spotted him roaming nearby streets with a firearm.
He had parked near the White House
The gunman left his vehicle parked a stone’s throw away from the White House on 17th and G Streets. He left his car to start roaming the nearby streets with a firearm in hand.
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Agents first spotted his car directly at the right of the White House, as explained by the Secret Service.
The man drove from Indiana
The armed man had driven from Indiana to Washington DC. According to the Daily Mail, Secret Service agents also revealed that he had shown suicidal ideation before making his way the White House on Saturday.
The man, who has not been publicly identified, started waving his firearm when the agents found him. This triggered an armed confrontation between the man and the Secret Service agents right by the White House.
The president was not at the White House
US President Donald Trump was not at the White House when this happened, but was at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
The Secret Service members were not harmed during the armed confrontation, but the man, said to have been suicidal, was rushed to the hospital with injuries.
Chief of Communications for the US Secret Service gave a statement
Chief of Communications for the US Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, spoke about the incident on Sunday morning, saying, “Secret Service personnel were involved in a shooting following an armed encounter with a person of interest shortly after midnight on March 9 at 17th and G Streets NW.”
The Chief of Communications revealed what happened
“As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel,” the statement continued.
“The suspect was transported to an area hospital and his condition is unknown. There were no reported injuries to Secret Service personnel.”
Investigations around the incident have started
Investigations around the incident have taken off as of this morning (Sunday 9 March).
“The incident is 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,” the statement by the Chief of Communications for the US Secret Service said.
