Secret Service shoots man ‘brandishing’ firearm near White House

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A man carrying a firearm near the White House was shot and injured by Secret Service personnel early on Sunday, the service said in a statement.

The Secret Service had been contacted on Saturday by local police, who said a “suicidal individual” may have been traveling to Washington from Indiana, according to the statement.

Members of the Secret Service found the man’s parked vehicle near 17th and F streets in Washington at about midnight, the statement said. The vehicle was parked near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is next to the White House.

“They also saw an individual on foot matching the description nearby,” the statement said. “As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel.”

The man was taken to an area hospital, where his condition “is unknown,” the statement said

 

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He was from here in Indiana, and I have been unable to find an update on his condition.

Indiana man shot by Secret Service after 'confrontation' near White House is identified

The suspect was identified by multiple media sources as Andrew Dawson, 27, of North Manchester.

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Secret Service personnel shot an armed man near the White House early Sunday, hours after obtaining information that a possibly suicidal man might be traveling to Washington, D.C., from northern Indiana, authorities said.

The man was 27-year-old Andrew Dawson, according to unnamed police sources who shared information with NBC. Reports say Dawson is from North Manchester, a town with just over 5,000 residents about 100 miles north of Indianapolis