Man shot down by U.S. Secret Service agents near White House

 

Snapshot taken from a video shows Secret Service agents outside the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on June 2, 2019. A man was taken down near the White House on Sunday after U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire, according to a Xinhua reporter on site. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A man was taken down near the White House on Sunday night after U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire, according to a Xinhua reporter on site.

The man was entering a lockdown area north of the White House shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump departed from the South Lawn for a foreign trip.

Secret Service agents gave verbal warnings before opening fire. The condition of the man is unclear yet.