A man, later identified as 27-year-old Andrew Dawson, was critically injured by U.S. Secret Service agents early Sunday morning near the White House following an armed confrontation.
ಞDawson, an Indiana resident, had already attracted attention from local law enforcement before the shootout. He was carrying both a knife and a firearm when Secret Service agents confronted him shortly after midnight, just one block from the West Wing.
Who is Andrew Dawson?
🎉Dawson, from North Manchester, Indiana, had reportedly been struggling with suicidal thoughts before traveling to Washington, D.C. Authorities believe he may have been attempting suicide by cop.
💦The shooting occurred near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where agents responded to an alert and encountered Dawson. According to the New York Times, the Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said: “As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, and an armed confrontation ensued, during which shots were fired by our personnel.”
ﷺDawson was transported to a Washington, D.C. hospital, and Guglielmi confirmed that no Secret Service personnel were injured in the incident.
ꦿCourt records from Indiana reveal Dawson's only prior arrest was in 2018 for marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia, with no other criminal history.
♉The Secret Service confirmed that President Donald Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida at the time and was not at the White House.
🧸The incident is now under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department's Internal Affairs Division's Force Investigations Team, according to the Secret Service, NYT reported.
