Secret Service shoots man in 'armed confrontation' overnight near White House, agency says

The U.S. Secret Service shot a man close to the White House in Washington, D.C. overnight on Sunday in an “armed confrontation," the agency said.

The agency said local police had reported that a “suicidal individual” was potentially traveling to the D.C. area from Indiana.

Secret Service agents eventually located the individual’s vehicle parked near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House and found a person who matched the description.

"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 incident occurred near the intersection of 17th Street and F Street NW. The man was injured in the confrontation and his current condition has not yet been disclosed. No one from the Secret Service was injured.