What is this turning into? A war zone or a battle ground? The white just faced a brief moment of attack that has really gone viral…
On Friday afternoon near the White House, a U.S. Secret Service officer shot a man who waved a weapon at him. He ordered the man to stop and drop the gun first before he opened fire.
David A. Iacovetti, the Secret Service’s deputy assistant director of public affairs, said when the man refused, a Secret Service agent shot him once, and officers took him into custody.
He added that officers recovered a gun at the scene and gave the suspect medical attention. The suspect was transported to a nearby hospital in a bad condition. D.C. police are investigating the incident.
and President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation. Obama was at the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base, some 10 miles away, when the shooting occurred.
The spokeswoman to the vice-president said Joe Biden was in the White House complex but “secure.” A breif lockdown occured and ended by 4.10pm. Jared Sorhaindo, said he was walking past Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House when Secret Service officers began clearing the area.
