{"id":2411674,"date":"2025-03-09T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T12:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:15:09","slug":"secret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Sunday, \u2062Secret Service officers\u200d shot an armed man near\u200d the White House\u200d in Washington, D.C. Local police \u200bhad informed the secret Service that \u200cthe man, who traveled from\u2064 Indiana and\u2062 was reportedly suicidal, posed a threat. As officers\u2064 approached his vehicle,\u200c he brandished a \u200cfirearm, leading to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ammon-bundy-supporters-to-protest-in-idaho-on-wednesday-over-his-arrest\/\" title=\"Ammon Bundy Supporters to Protest in Idaho on Wednesday Over His Arrest\">armed confrontation<\/a> where shots were fired. The man \u200chas been hospitalized, and his \u2064condition is currently unknown. The Metropolitan Police Department will \u2063conduct an inquiry into the incident. Reactions on social \u200bmedia have varied, with members of\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public expressing\u200b prayers<\/a> and concerns for both the Secret Service and the man&#8217;s family, while some\u2062 questioned the reasoning behind the man&#8217;s \u200cactions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secret Service officers shot an armed man near the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A tip from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrity-chef-delivers-food-to-d-c-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Celebrity chef delivers food to D.C. law enforcement\">local police<\/a> led the agents to confront a &ldquo;suicidal&rdquo; man from Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>The man then pulled a firearm on the officers as they approached, which resulted in his being shot.<\/p>\n<p>The man has since been hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moment-night-trump-makes-13-year-old-cancer-survivor-secret-service-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> later released a statement on the incident.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Secret Service shot a man near the White House last night after he &ldquo;brandished a firearm&rdquo; and an &ldquo;armed confrontation ensued.&rdquo; They had been made aware by local police that this man was suicidal and traveling to DC from Indiana, and appear to have first noticed his car&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uROPFMDxm7\">pic.twitter.com\/uROPFMDxm7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1898713928735068667?\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Around midnight, members of the Secret Service encountered the individual&rsquo;s parked vehicle&hellip;&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The man&rsquo;s condition is currently &ldquo;unknown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Metropolitan Police Department will be involved in the post-shooting investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Many took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-following-ufc-onto-trump-train-league-embraces-elon-musks-x-president-elects-iconic-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> to react to the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Praying for the Secret Service team and the family of the armed man.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Joshua Rios (@preacher_rios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/preacher_rios\/status\/1898718797475033220?\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Praying for the Secret Service team and the family of the armed man,&rdquo; one man wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Enough is enough. Too many encounters happening! Keep President Trump safe! &#128153;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheri Herman (@SheriHerman19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheriHerman19\/status\/1898720733989101759?\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Enough is enough. Too many encounters happening! Keep President Trump safe!&rdquo; one Trump supporter posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is part of the story missing? Why would a suicidal man cross several states just to commit suicide?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jimni38 (@Jimni38) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jimni38\/status\/1898716184209449349?\">March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is part of the story missing?&rdquo; Another wrote. &ldquo;Why would a suicidal man cross several states just to commit suicide?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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