Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near the White House
The Secret Service shot a 27-year-old man near the White House early Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with federal officers, the agency said in a statement.
President Trump was spending the weekend in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago Club and was not at the White House at the time.
On Saturday, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington shared information with the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies about a man named Andrew Dawson who may have been traveling to Washington from Indiana.
The law enforcement bulletin said that Mr. Dawson wanted to die by “suicide by cop” and was armed with a BB gun. His last known address was in North Manchester, Ind. The bulletin had a picture of a car that Mr. Dawson was driving.
Around midnight, members of the Secret Service encountered the person’s parked vehicle near 17th and F Streets, about a block from the White House. A man was outside of the vehicle, the agency said.
As officers approached, they saw that the man had a gun and then a confrontation ensued, during which the Secret Service shot the man, the agency said It was not clear whether the man was armed with the BB gun.
He was transported to a hospital, and his condition was unknown, the Secret Service said. There were no reported injuries to anyone with the Secret Service.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting.
