A man shot by a Secret Service officer, prompting President Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room, shouted threats to kill people near the White House, 2 officials familiar with the matter say.
A police report obtained by the AP says Berryman “stated to Officer that he had gun.”
Before the shooting, Berryman had been shouting that he was going to kill people, according to the officials familiar with the matter. The White House complex was not breached and no one under Secret Service protection was in danger, Sullivan said. Law enforcement officials were still trying to determine a motive and authorities were investigating whether the man had a history of mental illness.Trump had just begun a coronavirus briefing when a U.S. Secret Service agent escorted him from the briefing room. The president returned minutes later, saying there had been a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.
Trump said the agent had escorted him to the Oval Office. The White House was placed on lockdown following the incident.
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