US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House, agency says

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(1st UPDATE) President Donald Trump was not in the residence at the time, as he is spending the weekend at his Florida residence

WASHINGTON, United States – The US Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday, March 9, after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital, it said in a statement.

President Donald Trump was not in the residence at the time, as he is spending the weekend at his Florida residence.

Secret Service officials received a tip on Saturday from local authorities that a suicidal person may be traveling to Washington from Indiana and the person’s car was found a block from the White House, it said in a statement.

The man brandished a firearm as officers approached him and shots were fired shortly after midnight local time.

He was taken to an area hospital and his condition was not known.– Rappler.com