The Secret Service says a man shot himself outside the White House, and medical personnel are on the scene.
BREAKING: Secret Service personnel are responding to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line of @WhiteHouse.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
President Donald Trump is not at the White House — he’s in Florida, but is set to return later Saturday.
The agency says in a Twitter post that there are no other reported injuries related to the incident.
The Secret Service tweeted about noon Saturday that personnel are responding and a person “allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line” of the White House.
The District of Columbia police says its homicide/natural death unit is responding.
White House press secretary says “we are aware of the situation, the president has been briefed.”
UPDATE: No other reported injuries related to the incident at @WhiteHouse.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
UPDATE: Pedestrian and Vehicular traffic around the @WhiteHouse is being impacted due to the incident.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
UPDATE: Medical Personnel are responding to the male victim.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
NEW: Secret Service and local police are both responding to incident outside of White House and are treating it as a suicide attempt. Medical Personnel are responding to the male victim, Secret Service says, after an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound https://t.co/xVqLfJ1YTj pic.twitter.com/tmcJLcX4CQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 3, 2018