The U.S. Secret Service shot a man near the White House during an incident early Sunday morning, the agency confirmed.

The United States Secret Service shot an adult male Sunday, March 9 following an "armed confrontation" with law enforcement in Washington D.C., according to the agency.Washington D.C. police had reported a “suicidal individual” possibly traveling to D.

A man carrying a firearm near the White House was shot by U.S. Secret Service officers overnight on Sunday, according to a U.S. Secret Service statement.