India, March 9 -- US Secret Service shot an unidentified adult male and critically injured him in Washington DC near the White House Sunday after an "armed confrontation."

On Sunday morning, authorities reported that the man, who had driven to Washington, D.C., allegedly aimed to provoke a confrontation with law enforcement.

"As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel," Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi stated in an official statement posted on X.

Guglielmi shared that the shooting took place just after midnight near 17th and G streets NW, close to Pennsylvania Avenue and the Executive Office Building.

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