An armed man was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House after brandishing a firearm.

An armed man was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House after brandishing a firearm.

U.S. Secret Service responded to an officer-involved shooting near the Washington Monument Monday, with one person shot by police, authorities said.

One person was shot near the Washington Monument and was taken to a hospital.

The White House was briefly locked down on Monday after the US Secret Service said an individual was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument.

A man spotted carrying a gun near the White House complex was shot by law enforcement officers after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument.

A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House was shot by law enforcement officers after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument.

The US Secret ⁠Service said it was on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Washington ‌in ⁠which one person was shot by law enforcement.

An individual was shot by law enforcement Monday near the Washington Monument, the Secret Service said.

Secret Service Police shot an armed individual near the White House after a confrontation. The incident briefly locked down the complex and prompted road closures as investigators examined the shooting.

The ​Secret Service said on Monday ‌it was on the ⁠scene ​of an ⁠officer-involved shooting ‌in Washington ‌in which one person ⁠was ⁠shot by law enforcement.

The White House was briefly locked down Monday afternoon after police shot a man near the Washington Monument, according to the Secret Service.

The shooting occurred shortly after a motorcade carrying US V-P Vance passed by the area. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The shooting occurred shortly after a motorcade carrying US V-P Vance passed by the area. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.