Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House After Confrontation

In the early hours of Sunday, March 9, Secret Service agents shot an armed man near the White House following a brief confrontation.

Details are still emerging, but what is known so far is that the incident occurred around midnight at the intersection of 17th Street NW and G Street NW, just a block from the White House.

Local authorities had alerted the Secret Service about a potentially suicidal individual traveling from Indiana to Washington, D.C. Agents located the man’s vehicle near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and found him nearby on foot. As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, leading to an armed confrontation during which Secret Service personnel fired shots.

The man was hospitalized, and his current condition is unknown. No Secret Service personnel were injured during the incident. President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division is investigating the shooting.

While the situation remains somewhat murky, during Trump’s presidency and political campaigns, several notable assassination attempts and plots have been documented:​

July 13, 2024: During a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump was shot in the right ear. The assailant, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by Secret Service agents, and one attendee was also killed.

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September 15, 2024: An armed individual, Ryan Wesley Routh, was apprehended near Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in what authorities described as an assassination attempt.

September 2024: A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran was charged in connection with a plot to assassinate Trump, purportedly in retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

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Patrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C., metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.

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    Stephen Russell

    Estd, expand sensor net around WH to sense arms in area
    Link to CP someplace
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