The White House has been placed on lockdown after a woman driving minivan drove into a security barrier near the White House, and was immediately apprehended by the Secret Service.
Car strikes security barrier near White House; Secret Service has apprehended female driver, according to authorities pic.twitter.com/1pwqNOuQxG
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) February 23, 2018
CBS NEWS: “The Secret Service verifies nothing was breached — No part of the [White House] perimeter was breached.” pic.twitter.com/8KDZ46xaNB
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) February 23, 2018
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 female driver of the vehicle was immediately apprehended by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers.
U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
Photo shows vehicle that struck barrier near White House https://t.co/uESv8LdkxH pic.twitter.com/1bnIeb9stm
NBC News (@NBCNews) February 23, 2018
No personnel were injured during the incident, and the vehicle “did not breach” the White House complex.
UPDATE: The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.
U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
Los Angeles Times reporter Noah Bierman tweeted “I’m locked in the White House press office. Secret Service has locked doors and appears to be looking into a security issue,” before adding “Secret Service is getting out some bigger guns. One guy had a helmet on.”
Im locked in the White House press office. Secret Service has locked doors and appears to be looking into a security issue.
Noah Bierman (@Noahbierman) February 23, 2018
Secret Service is getting out some bigger guns. One guy had a helmet on.
Noah Bierman (@Noahbierman) February 23, 2018
The incident comes two days after the Secret Service reopened the streets around the White House and allowed workers into an evacuated building after authorities cleared a suspicious car parked nearby.
ALERT: Secret Service Agents and Officers are responding to a suspicious vehicle near 17th street NW. New Executive Office Building is being evacuated. Road closures are being established and traffic will be impacted.
U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 21, 2018
Around 100 White House staff were held in a park and federal employees were turned away from Executive Office Buildings while the incident remained under investigation.
UPDATE #2: Explosive Ordnance Detection personnel have cleared the suspicious vehicle. Vehicle road closures have been lifted. Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park remain closed to pedestrians.
U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 21, 2018
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