Armed Man Shot by Secret Service Agent Near White House After Confrontation- wna24

Washington: A man carrying a firearm near the White House was shot and injured by Secret Service agent early on Sunday, the authorities said in statement.

No injuries were reported in the shooting that happened around midnight about a block from the White House, according to a Secret Service statement. 

The incident happened while the US President Donald Trump was out of town to spend his weekend in Florida.

“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 Secret Service had been contacted on Saturday by local police, who said a “suicidal individual” may have been traveling to Washington from Indiana, according to the statement.

The man was hospitalized. The Secret Service said his condition was “unknown.”

Members of the Secret Service found the man’s parked vehicle near 17th and F streets in Washington at about midnight, the statement said. The vehicle was parked near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is next to the White House.

The Metropolitan Police Department will investigate because the shooting involved law enforcement officers. A message left Sunday for the police department wasn’t immediately returned.