U.S. Secret Service Shoot Armed Man Near White House

Daily Mail: Secret Service shoot an armed man outside the White House and leave him in critical condition - while Joe Biden is at work inside

* Armed man was shot at a Secret Service checkpoint one block west of the White House at around 3pm on Friday
* He was shot once in the stomach after brandishing a gun and failing to drop it after repeated orders from agents
* The suspect, said to be a man in his 20s, was rushed to hospital where he remains in a critical condition
* President Obama was not at the White House and was playing golf but VP Biden was rushed to a secure area
* Ammunition for a .22 caliber firearm was reportedly found in a car that is believed to be owned by the suspect

An armed man has been shot outside the White House after brandishing a gun at a Secret Service checkpoint.

The suspect - who has not been identified but was described by witnesses as a man in his 20s - was shot once in the stomach by Secret Service officers one block west of the White House, leaving him in a critical condition.

The building was put on lockdown and Vice President Joe Biden was rushed to a secure area as the gunman was taken to hospital. President Obama was not home at the time of the shooting and was out playing golf.

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