Man hospitalised after he was shot by Secret Service near White House

The man was shot after an “armed confrontation” between him and members of the Secret Service.

A MAN HAS been shot after an “armed confrontation” between him and the US Secret Service near the White House in Washington D.C.

Local police were notified that a suicidal individual was travelling to the capital from his home in Indiana yesterday evening. The man was located by Secret Service personnel, near 17th and F Streets, a short distance from the White House.

As officers approached the man it was noted that he was armed with a firearm, a statement from the Secret Service said. An “armed confrontation” took place after that.

Members of the Secret Service fired their weapons during the incident, the statement said. The man has been brought to hospital and is in an unknown condition.

An investigation into the incident has been launched by local internal affairs units within the metropolitan police force.

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