Washington: A man from the US state of Indiana was shot by US Secret Service agents as he was brandishing a firearm near the White House in Washington DC.
The man was flagged to the Secret Service by Indiana police officials as a potential suicide risk, US-based news outlet NPR said.
The condition of the man remains unknown. A firefight ensued when agents approached the man, sat inside his car, and found him with a firearm. After the armed altercation, he was transported to a nearby hospital. The report said that no US Secret Service personnel are thought to have been harmed.
“As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel,” the US Secret Service said in a press release.
“The incident is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division’s Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer(s) involved shootings in the District of Columbia,” it further added.
The NPR report said that US President Donald Trump was at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, at the time of the shooting.
The location of the altercation was one block away from the White House.
“The suspect was transported to an area hospital and his condition is unknown. There were no reported injuries to Secret Service personnel,” the US Secret Service said in its press release.
