NOW: Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Outside White House

A man from Indiana was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents early Sunday morning, just a block away from the White House, after an "armed confrontation," according to officials.

The incident occurred shortly after midnight at the intersection of 17th and G Streets NW. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed in a statement that the agency was alerted by local law enforcement about a "suicidal individual" before the encounter.

Federal agents located the man’s vehicle near 17th and F Streets, close to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which sits adjacent to the White House. The man then walked north toward Pennsylvania Avenue, where Secret Service agents made contact with him.

According to the agency, the man brandished a firearm, prompting agents to fire at him. He was transported to a nearby hospital, but his condition remains unknown. No Secret Service personnel were injured during the incident.

Authorities have not yet disclosed the man's identity or possible motives. He is believed to have traveled from Indiana to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, prompting local police to alert the Secret Service.

At the time of the shooting, former President Donald Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

The investigation into the incident is being led by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division.

This is not the first time an armed individual has confronted Secret Service officers near the White House. In August 2020, a 51-year-old man was shot by agents after allegedly firing a weapon and advancing toward them while Trump was delivering a press briefing inside the West Wing.