A gunman was shot outside the White House on Saturday night.
The Daily Mail reported that the individual, who was from Indiana, was walking around the streets with a firearm after parking his vehicle on 17th and G Streets. The incident reportedly took place just after midnight.
Thankfully, President Trump was in Mar-A-Lago at the time where he is spending his weekend. He is expected to leave at 5 p.. ET and return to the White House.
Secret Service agents revealed the man appeared to be suicidal. Once he started waving around his weapon, he triggered a confrontation with the Secret Service.
The gunman was transported to the hospital with injuries. There is no word yet on his current condition.
No Secret Service agents were harmed in the incident.
Anthony Guglielmi, Chief of Communications for the US Secret Service, released the following statement:
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.
As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel.
The suspect was transported to an area hospital and his condition is unknown. There were no reported injuries to Secret Service personnel.
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 Mail notes that Saturday was marked by a number of left-wing protests, including LGBTQ activists marching through the nation’s capital to the Kennedy Center last night, claiming Trump has declared a war on drag shows.
There is no evidence at this point that the suspect participated in any one of these events.
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