Secret Service shoots man in overnight 'armed confrontation' near White House

[BigMike2028]

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Source: NPR

A man who was brandishing a firearm in Washington, D.C., was shot by Secret Service officers near the White House on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said.

The man, who is thought to have travelled from Indiana, had been flagged to the Secret Service by local police as a potential suicide risk, according to the agency. Officials came across the man's car, and found him nearby with a firearm, when an armed confrontation ensued, the Secret Service said.

The man was transported to a nearby hospital, and his condition is so far unknown. No Secret Service personnel are thought to have been harmed.

President Donald Trump was at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, at the time of the shooting.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/g-s1-52872/u-s-secret-service-says-it-shot-a-man-near-the-white-house-after-a-confrontation

[FirstLight]

1. dammit....

was Elooon there?
Too bad.

Just *once* could those guys suck at their jobs? ...sorry not sorry

[BigMike2028]

2. yeah, they have been too on the ball the last 4 years. I mean, you are in Delaware, take a swim break.

[Omaha Steve]

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