An armed man was shot and wounded by members of the U.S. Secret Service during a shootout early Sunday, authorities said. The man, who had traveled to Washington, D.C. from Indiana and was described as a “suicidal individual” in a statement by the Secret Service,

An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot near the White House by U.S. Secret Service agents after a confrontation early Sunday.

The incident took place just after midnight, about a block west of the White House near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

The U.S. Secret Service shot a man close to the White House in Washington, D.C. overnight on Sunday in an “armed confrontation," the agency said. The agency said local police had reported that a “suicidal individual” was potentially traveling to the D.

The U.S. Secret Service shot an armed man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital, it said in a statement.

An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot near the White House by U.S. Secret Service agents after a confrontation early Sunday.

Secret Service personnel shot an armed man near the White House early Sunday, hours after obtaining information that a suicidal man might be traveling to Washington, D.C., from Indiana, authorities said.

An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation early Sunday, according to authorities.

A spokesperson said the Secret Service had been notified of a man traveling from Indiana, hoping to spark a confrontation with police.

A man brandished a firearm near the White House, leading to an "armed confrontation," the Secret Service said in a statement.

An armed man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot by Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation early Sunday.