BREAKING: Suspect shoots himself dead outside White House forcing another Lockdown. Info via U.S Secret Service:
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Secret Service Statement Regarding March 3, 2018 Shooting Incident Near the White House.
At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound
to the head outside the North White House fence line.
The subject is deceased. The subject approached the vicinity of the North White
House fence line and removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds,
none of which appear at this time to have been directed towards the White
House.
The President and First Lady were not in the White House at the time of the
incident.
The Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department will be the lead investigative
organization for this shooting, supported by the U.S. Secret Service Washington
Field Office and other law enforcement organizations.
No other persons were injured as a result of this incident to include Secret Service
and responding law enforcement and medical emergency response personnel.
Note: The deceased has been identified by Secret Service and MPD authorities –
name intentionally withheld pending next of kin notifications.
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https://www.secretservice.gov/data/p...hite_House.pdf