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A man is dead after he shot himself in the head with a handgun Saturday outside of the White House, according to the Secret Service.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line,\u201d the Secret Service said in a statement Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe subject is deceased,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
Authorities have identified the person but are withholding his name until their next of kin is notified, the Secret Service said.<\/p>\n
The man appeared to have approached an area near the fence line, removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds, according to the Secret Service.<\/p>\n
None of the shots immediately appeared to have been aimed toward the White House, and no other persons were injured as a result of the incident, the Secret Service said. Neither President Trump nor the first lady were were at the White House at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n
Mr. Trump is currently in Florida and has been briefed on the incident, White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters Saturday.<\/p>\n
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department will be the lead agency investigating the shooting, the Secret Service said.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear if law enforcement fired any shots during Saturday\u2019s incident, and the MPD did not immediately return a message requesting additional information.<\/p>\n
The area on the north side of the White House near where the shooting occurred is typically open to pedestrians but is policed heavily. Last week, meanwhile, a woman was arrested for allegedly driving her automobile while armed with a gun into a barricade nearer the building\u2019s eastern entrance.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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