The brokers had been warned by native police of a “suicidal” man touring to Washington from Indiana and round midnight discovered his parked automobile close to seventeenth and F Streets, the assertion mentioned – very close to the White Home.
They then noticed a person close by who matched the outline that they had been given, the assertion mentioned.
“As officers approached, the person brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued, throughout which photographs have been fired by our personnel,” the assertion mentioned.
“The suspect was transported to an space hospital and his situation is unknown,” it mentioned, including that Washington police have been investigating.
