Armed Man Shot Near White House! Secret Service Opens Fire!

2025-03-09 12:03:15.967

The US Secret Service shot an armed Indiana man a block away from the White House on Sunday morning. Local police alerted the agency to the "suicidal individual." Secret Service personnel encountered the man near 17th and G Streets NW, where an armed confrontation occurred. The man pulled out a firearm, leading agents to fire shots. He was taken to a hospital; his condition is unknown. No Secret Service members were injured. The man is believed to have traveled from Indiana to Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The DC Metropolitan Police’s Internal Affairs Division is investigating. This is not the first time the Secret Service has shot someone near the White House; a similar incident occurred in August 2020 during Trump's presidency.