Authorities: Man Shoots, Kills Himself Near White House
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Law enforcement authorities said a man shot and killed himself near the White House's north fence Saturday.
The District of Columbia Police Department said in a tweet that “adult male has been declared deceased. We are working to notify next of kin.”
Update: Adult male has been declared deceased. We are working to notify next of kin. No further updates.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) March 3, 2018
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were in West Palm Beach, Fla., and are scheduled to return later Saturday. The president was briefed on the situation.
The Secret Service tweeted there were no other injuries.
BREAKING: Secret Service personnel are responding to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line of @WhiteHouse.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
UPDATE: No other reported injuries related to the incident at @WhiteHouse.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
The incident began at about 11:46 a.m. when the man approach the fence, "removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds, none of which appear at this time to have been directed towards the White House," Mason F. Brayman, assistant special agent in charge for the Secret Service, said in a statement.
Secret Service agents and other law enforcement officers secured the White House grounds Saturday afternoon, giving limited access to tourists as they investigated the scene.
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