The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside of the White House.
A man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in the stomach.
The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting on Friday. President Barack Obama was golfing in Maryland at the time.
The victim was transported to hospital with critical injuries, officials said.
Vice President Joe Biden was in the White House at the time. He was taken to a “secure area” during the incident, White House officials said.