There’s no motive being reported, at this time, but a woman apparently drove her car into a security barrier at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue, near the White House.
She did not breach the barrier, but the concern was such that the White House was put on lockdown Friday afternoon.
The Secret Service released a Twitter thread to explain the events:
BREAKING: An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House at 17th & E.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The female driver of the vehicle was immediately apprehended by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: Traffic patterns near 17th and E are affected
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident involving a vehicle hitting a barrier near the White House.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
President Trump had just finished a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the time the incident occurred.
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