Secret Service shoots armed man in confrontation near White House

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Source: NBC News

March 9, 2025, 7:26 AM EDT / Updated March 9, 2025, 7:39 AM EDT


The U.S. Secret Service shot an adult male near the White House in Washington, D.C., shortly after midnight on Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement, according to the agency.

The encounter happened near the intersection of 17th and F Streets NW.

On Saturday, local police had reported a “suicidal individual” possibly traveling to D.C. from Indiana, the agency said. Secret Service personnel later located the individual’s vehicle and spotted a person on foot who matched the description.

“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 Sunday in a statement shared on X by spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/secret-service-shoots-armed-man-confrontation-white-house-rcna195517

[Joinfortmill]

1. I suspect we'll see more of this as the soft coup continues.

[SalamanderSleeps]

2. "brandished a firearm?"

That whole college thing must be kicking in.

Why isn't the Secret Service doing another right thing?

The office of the president needs to protected from an obvious puppet traitor.

Trump should be arrested for treason, but the Secret Service just stands by and collects their paychecks.

I can't think of even one reason why I would ever hire a former member of Trump's Secret Service.

Shit-birds.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. As much as you might like a simple solution, simple solutions are not possible.

Shitting on dedicated agents willing to give their lives to protect Obama, Biden, and tRump is not going to accomplish anything.

No agent and no team of agents would arrest tRump because it would not happen in a vacuum. Arrest him and then what? His DoJ would not prosecute.

Get real.

[SalamanderSleeps]

4. A boy can dream....Trump needs dust in his eyes.

[reACTIONary]

7. For your own good....

... you should probably stay away from DC. Far, far away.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Yes we do know. In Canada we are facing worse economic damage and loss of a friend

I know too that in the US it is much more than economics, for example rights are involved, lives are endangered, environmental damage possible. I lived in the US for many years.

[paleotn]

6. Who said anything about prosecuting?

Well...in the normal sense of that word anyway. I call this the Praetorian solution.

Slippery, granted, but I'm open to all solutions to save American democracy.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Arresting without realistic chance of prosercuting is false arrest, in itself violation

It's easy to suggest someone else commit a crime.

[paleotn]

11. Talk to Cicero about Lucius Sergius Catilina

Is democracy valuable enough to step outside rule of law in order to preserve it? Or is it a suicide pact?

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Luigi's brother, Mario?