Secret Service shoot man carrying gun near White House
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Secret Service personnel shot early Sunday a man who brandished a firearm leading to an "armed confrontation" near the White House, Secret Service said in a statement.
The man was taken to a local hospital and his condition is unknown, the Secret Service said.
According to the Secret Service, they were notified of a man with "suicidal intentions" who may be traveling from Indiana. Around midnight, they encountered the man's parked vehicle near the White House and they spotted an individual matching the description on foot, the Secret Service said.
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