Secret Service were forced to shoot a man caught brandishing a gun near the White House. Photo / 123RF
* **US Secret Service personnel shot an Indiana man near the White House after he brandished a gun.**
* **A Secret Service spokesman said multiple agents fired weapons; the man is in a critical condition after surgery.**
* **Washington DC police received a tip about the armed man; they will lead the investigation into the shooting.**
Secret Service personnel shot and critically wounded an Indiana man near the White House complex, alleging that he brandished a gun after having driven to Washington DC in hopes of sparking a confrontation with police.
Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesman, said uniformed officers and agents, who are assigned to protective details, were involved in the confrontation. He said multiple agents fired weapons.
A Secret Service vehicle in 2023. Photo / Craig Hudson, for the Washington Post
The incident occurred shortly after midnight local time near 17th and G streets NW, less than one block from Pennsylvania Avenue and near the executive office building.