Armed man outside White House shot at by Secret Service

May 21, 2016 10:10

An armed man was shot at and critically injured by the US Secret Service outside the White House even as the official residence of the American President was put on lockdown for over an hour.

The incident took place at around 3.06 PM (local time) yesterday when an 'adult male', carrying a firearm, approached an outer perimeter checkpoint accessible to the general public on E Street near the White House, the Secret Service said.

The Secret Service agents on duty gave numerous verbal commands for the accused to stop and drop the firearm.

"When he failed to comply with the verbal commands, he was shot once by a Secret Service agent and taken into custody," said David A Iacovetti, Deputy Assistant Director Office of Government and Public Affairs, United States Secret Service.

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