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- ABC News
- Donald Trump
- August 11, 2020
Secret Service escorts Trump from briefing room
The president was interrupted mid-sentence when an agent whispered to him.
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According to another source familiar with the matter, the Secret Service called for an ambulance at 5:55 p.m. and one came shortly after. The suspect, described as a 51-year-old male, was transported to a hospital in critical condition with one gunshot wound to the upper body, the source said.
Update: the investigation into a USSS officer involved shooting is ongoing. A male subject and a USSS officer were both transported to a local hospital. At no time during this incident was the White House complex breached or were any protectees in danger.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) August 10, 2020
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Earlier Monday, a source told ABC News that the suspect opened fired on a non-White House employee. Trump also said during the briefing that \"from what I understand\" the suspect was armed. He said the suspect was shot outside the White House grounds but close to the fence.
\"It's unfortunate that this is the world, but the world has always been a dangerous place. It's not something that's unique,\" he added.
In addition to the Secret Service, the Metropolitan Police Department was assisting with the investigation.
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The president was taken out of the briefing room and into the Oval Office for about nine minutes.
President Trump was rushed out of the White House briefing room Monday evening and later said the Secret Service had shot someone nearby. https://t.co/hTbNubOGEW pic.twitter.com/IRwDel3zbA
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 10, 2020
\"We don't know\" if the suspect mentioned a name, he said. \"It might not have had anything to do with me.\"
Trump said he \"didn't even think about not coming back\" to brief reporters.
Asked what the Secret Service agent told him when he was approached mid-sentence, Trump said, \"Just told me when he came up, you pretty much saw it like I did. He said, 'Sir, could you please come with me?' So, you were surprised. I was surprised, also. I think it's probably -- it's pretty unusual but very, very professional people, they all do a fantastic job, as you know.\"
Responding to a question from reporters, Trump said he does not think the suspect \"breached anything.\"
\"It was on the outside grounds, so I don't believe anything was breached. I asked that question. They were relatively far away,\" Trump said.
ABC News' Luke Barr and Jake Date contributed to this report.
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