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The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside of the White House, according to US officials. The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside the White House, according to US officials.
Police told ABC News that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in stomach.Police told ABC News that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in stomach.
The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting on Friday. President Barack Obama was golfing in Maryland at the time.The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting on Friday. President Barack Obama was golfing in Maryland at the time.
The victim was transported to hospital with critical injuries, officials said.The victim was transported to hospital with critical injuries, officials said.
Vice President Joe Biden was in the White House at the time. He was taken to a "secure area" during the incident, White House officials said.Vice President Joe Biden was in the White House at the time. He was taken to a "secure area" during the incident, White House officials said.
The White House has seen a number of security incidents in recent years, prompting changes at the executive complex.The White House has seen a number of security incidents in recent years, prompting changes at the executive complex.
In 2014, Iraq War veteran Omar Gonzalez jumped the White House fence and ran into the building with a knife. In April, Secret Service caught an intruder climbing over the White House fence.
Another man, Joseph Caputo, scaled the White House fence on Thanksgiving of last year. In 2014, Iraq War veteran Omar Gonzalez jumped the White House fence and ran into the building with a knife. Also that year, a toddler squeezed through the gates of the fence and was caught on the lawn.
In 2013, one man tried to crash a jeep filled with knives and bullets into a security gate.
In 2011, Oscar Ortega-Hernandez shot at the White House and was charged with attempting to assassinate Mr Obama or a member of his staff.In 2011, Oscar Ortega-Hernandez shot at the White House and was charged with attempting to assassinate Mr Obama or a member of his staff.
Mr Ortega-Hernandez believed God had given him a personal mission to attack the White House, law enforcement sources said.Mr Ortega-Hernandez believed God had given him a personal mission to attack the White House, law enforcement sources said.