Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House

The suspect was transported to a hospital, and his condition is currently unknown.

Police tape remains at the scene of an overnight shooting on a street bordering the White House complex, after Secret Service say they shot a man brandishing a firearm in Washington, on March 9, 2025. Kia Johnson/Reuters

The U.S. Secret Service shot an adult male near the White House following an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement shortly after midnight on March 9, the agency said.

The man was shot near the intersection of 17th Street and F Street NW, according to a statement posted to social media platform X by Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi.