Secret Service officer shot and wounded person outside White House [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

Secret Service officer shot and wounded person outside White House

By Peter Hermann, Clarence Williams and Fenit Nirappil May 20 at 5:01 PM

A uniformed Secret Service officer shot and critically wounded a man who brandished a gun outside the White House Friday afternoon, according to several law enforcement officials.

Police officials said the man approached a security gate and was shot after he was told to drop the gun and refused, according to two law enforcement officials. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital. Two officials said he had been shot in the chest.

Two officials said federal agents with bomb sniffing dogs were searching the suspected gunman’s vehicle near 17th Street and Constitution Avenue. Authorities found ammunition for a .22 caliber weapon, two law enforcement officials said.

The shooting near a security gate on West Executive Drive, near 17th Street shortly after 2 p.m., prompted a massive police response near the executive mansion, where hundreds of tourists and bystanders were milling about.
The Secret Service placed the White House on lockdown and rushed to secure Vice President Biden “within the complex,” according to a White House official who asked for anonymity to discuss security matters. President Obama was golfing at Joint Base Andrews on Friday afternoon, according to the White House press pool.

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