A man carrying a firearm near the White House was shot and wounded by Secret Service personnel early on Sunday, according to a statement from the agency.
The Secret Service was contacted on Saturday by local police, who reported that a “suicidal individual” might be traveling to Washington from Indiana.
The agents located the man’s parked vehicle near 17th and F Streets in Washington around midnight. The vehicle was parked near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House.
“They also saw an individual matching the description nearby,” the statement said. “As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, and following an armed confrontation, he was shot by our personnel.”
The man was transported to a local hospital, and his condition remains unknown, the statement added.
No Secret Service personnel were injured during the confrontation.
