Armed man shot by Secret Service agents outside White House
An armed man believed to be travelling from Indiana was shot by US Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation earlier today, authorities have said.
No-one else was injured in the shooting which happened around midnight about a block from the White House, according to a Secret Service statement.
The Secret Service received information from local police about an alleged ‘suicidal individual’ who was travelling from Indiana, and found the man’s car and a person matching his description nearby.
An armed man is said to have be shot near the White House (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“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 hospitalised. The Secret Service said his condition was ‘unknown’.
President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of the incident.
DC Metropolitan Police’s Internal Affairs Division Force Investigations Team will lead the investigation into the incident, Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielm said, as per CNN.
They are the primary agency responsible for officer involved shootings in the District of Columbia.
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. Media staging area will be at 17th and Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/0sEH7ma0BE
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) March 9, 2025
Guglielmi also said on Twitter: “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. Media staging area will be at 17th and Pennsylvania.”
