The agents of the presidential security team were alerted by the presence of a “suicidal individual” who had moved from Indiana to Washington DC. When identifying his vehicle, the attacker exchanged shots and was reduced.
He Secret service of USA shot a armed man in the vicinity of the White House. The attacker was reduced and is hospitalized. The President Donald Trump He was not in the residence.
Anthony Guglielmi, Director of Communications of the Secret Service, reported that the agency received information about the trip of a “Suicidal individual” From Indiana to Washington.
The official said in a statement that, alerted by the possible presence of the individual, the agents of the Secret Service noticed the presence of a person who coincided with the description. The attacker was in the immediate vicinity of the White House.
USA: they reduced a “suicidal individual” in the immediate vicinity of the White House
“Around midnight, the members of the Secret Service found the individual’s parked vehicle near streets 17 and f, NW. They also saw an individual on foot that coincided with the description nearby,” he said.
The car in which it was moved from Indiana coincided with a vehicle parked in the area. “When the agents approached, the individual wielded a firearm and there was an armed confrontation, during which our staff shot”. Guglielmi expressed.
“No injured personnel were reported to the Secret Service personnel. The incident is being investigated by the Investigation Team of the Internal Affairs Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, which investigates all the shootings in which agents of the order are involved in the Columbia district.
The person was reduced after the attack attempt. “The suspect was transferred to a hospital in the area and his state is unknown,” he continued The statement. It is currently in a reserved state. The members of the Secret Service involved in the operation did not receive injuries.
The investigation to determine the final objective of the attacker and the operation carried out by the agents will be carried out by the Force of the Internal Affairs Division of the Washington Metropolitan Police. This is, since they are the main agency responsible for the shootings that involve officers in the Columbia district.
Source: Ambito
