During the night from Saturday to Sunday, the agents of Secret Service opened fire on an armed individual near the White House.
The man, who had been reported by the police as suicidal and heading for Washington from the Indiana, was located near the 17th and F streets, not far from the seat of the presidency.
According to the statement of Secret Service, the agents tried to intervene, but the individual released a firearm, triggering a confrontation during which shots were fired. Touched, the man was transported to the hospital, without his condition being specified.
No agent was injured during the incident. Washington police were responsible for the investigation to clarify the circumstances of this confrontation. President Donald Trump was in Florida, in his residence in Mar-A-Lago, at the time of the facts.
