WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man believed to be traveling from Indiana was shot by members of the U.S. Secret Service on Sunday, according to an official release.
On Saturday, March 8, DC Metropolitan police sent out a “BOLO” received from police in North Manchester, Indiana, concerning 27-year-old Andrew Dawson driving to the Washington, DC area who may be armed and emotionally disturbed.
According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, USSS members saw a person matching the description near the White House and found his parked car near 17th and F Streets around midnight. Dawson was located near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and subsequently brandished a firearm. There was “an armed confrontation with law enforcement.”
In response, Secret Service personnel fired shots, striking Dawson. He was transported to a local hospital; his current condition is unknown.
Dawson was armed with a knife and a gun when he was confronted by agents just after midnight on Sunday, one block from the West Wing.
The Secret Service confirmed that none of their personnel sustained injuries during the incident.
Dawson was charged in 2018 with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, but the charge was dismissed in 2019, according to online court records.
President Donald Trump was not at the White House at the time of the shooting. He was reportedly at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
The incident is currently under investigation by the Secret Service.
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