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Local Digest: Man with gun and mask arrested near White House
Source: Washington Post
Local Digest: Man with gun and mask arrested near White House
November 5 at 7:12 PM
THE DISTRICT
Man with gun arrested near White House
A man wearing a mask and carrying a gun in a holster was taken into custody near the White House on Saturday afternoon after a struggle with the Secret Service, authorities said.
The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. at Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place NW, near the northeast side of the White House grounds. A uniformed officer with the Secret Service confronted the man, and a brief struggle ensued, according to the Secret Service.
The agency said the man was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying unregistered ammunition, resisting arrest and committing a crime while wearing a mask.
The area along the fence on the north side of the White House was closed briefly, the Secret Service said.
It was not clear why the man was carrying the gun or wearing a mask. A Million Mask March demonstration was scheduled in Washington on Saturday, according to a Facebook post, but it could not be determined whether there was a connection. The post said the march’s goal was to “seek positive change.”
— Martin Weil
November 5 at 7:12 PM
THE DISTRICT
Man with gun arrested near White House
A man wearing a mask and carrying a gun in a holster was taken into custody near the White House on Saturday afternoon after a struggle with the Secret Service, authorities said.
The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. at Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place NW, near the northeast side of the White House grounds. A uniformed officer with the Secret Service confronted the man, and a brief struggle ensued, according to the Secret Service.
The agency said the man was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying unregistered ammunition, resisting arrest and committing a crime while wearing a mask.
The area along the fence on the north side of the White House was closed briefly, the Secret Service said.
It was not clear why the man was carrying the gun or wearing a mask. A Million Mask March demonstration was scheduled in Washington on Saturday, according to a Facebook post, but it could not be determined whether there was a connection. The post said the march’s goal was to “seek positive change.”
— Martin Weil
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/2016/11/05/e1ae87ac-a3a5-11e6-8832-23a007c77bb4_story.html
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