A man is dead after he shot himself in the head with a handgun Saturday outside of the White House, according to the Secret Service.
“At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line,” the Secret Service said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
“The subject is deceased,” the statement said.
Authorities have identified the person but are withholding his name until their next of kin is notified, the Secret Service said.
The man appeared to have approached an area near the fence line, removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds, according to the Secret Service.
None of the shots immediately appeared to have been aimed toward the White House, and no other persons were injured as a result of the incident, the Secret Service said. Neither President Trump nor the first lady were were at the White House at the time of the shooting.
