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Secret Service officials apprehended a person who jumped the White House fence late Wednesday, witnesses said. The intruder was captured well before reaching the residence. Secret Service officials apprehended a person who jumped the White House fence late Wednesday. The intruder was captured well before reaching the residence.
Authorities shut down Lafayette Park after the incident, moving dozens of tourists to H Street. Reports said the White House was under lockdown. “An individual jumped the north fence of the White House,” said Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan. “He was immediately taken into custody by canine units and Uniformed Division officers.” No shots were fired, Donovan said.
Philippe Melaku-Bello, a peace protester who said he regularly spends time outside the White House, said he saw five to six officers with batons out standing over a man on the ground. He said the man was not moving. Officers immediately started moving bystanders farther from the White House. While he was moving away, he heard the barking of a Secret Service dog. D.C. fire and emergency medical services spokesman Tim Wilson said the man was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from a dog bite.
A second witness, Bruce Wang, said he and his wife, Lynn, visitors from China, saw a person run at least 20 feet inside the fence before being surrounded by about 5 secret service agents. Police quickly moved them and a large crowd of fellow tourists away from the fence. They got video on their iPad but you can’t see anything in it. They also say they heard barking dog, no gunshot Reports said the White House was under lockdown. Authorities shut down Lafayette Park after the incident, moving dozens of tourists to H Street.
Dogs helped with the takedown, one reporter tweeted. Asked whether the incident had any apparent links to Wednesday’s attack by at least one armed gunman on the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Donovan said the incident was under investigation and he had no further information.
Our AJAM cameraman saw a man jump the White House fence. He then saw the man apprehended with the help of USSS dogs on the north lawn. — michael viqueira (@mikeviqueira) October 22, 2014 Donovan said the Secret Service is closely monitoring events in Canada.
Our AJAM cameraman saw a man jump the White House fence. He then saw the man apprehended with the help of USSS dogs on the north lawn. He said he was unaware of any changes in the security posture around the White House perimeter tonight, but added that protocols following fence jumpings were being followed that involved, among other things, clearing the immediate area.
— michael viqueira (@mikeviqueira) October 22, 2014 Philippe Melaku-Bello, a peace protester who said he regularly spends time outside the White House, said he saw five to six officers with batons out standing over a man on the ground, about 40 feet west of the center of the White House on the northern side. He said the man was not moving. Officers immediately started moving bystanders farther from the White House. While he was moving away, he heard the barking of a Secret Service dog.
A second witness, Bruce Wang, said he and his wife, Lynn, visitors from China, saw a person run at least 20 feet inside the fence before being surrounded by about five Secret Service agents. Police quickly moved them and a large crowd of fellow tourists away from the fence. Like Melaku-Bello, they also said they heard a barking dog, and no gunshot.
Fox News tweeted a video which appears to show the intruder kicking and punching a dog.
WATCH: A person scaled #WhiteHouse fence tonight, but was stopped and subdued by #SecretService agents. https://t.co/0JiVR5LTSX — Fox News (@FoxNews) October 22, 2014
WATCH: A person scaled #WhiteHouse fence tonight, but was stopped and subdued by #SecretService agents. https://t.co/0JiVR5LTSX
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 22, 2014
Authorities lit up flood lights on the North Lawn as they investigated on Wednesday night. About half a dozen police were stationed in Lafayette Park, and dozens more stood along Pennsylvania Avenue.
Last month, a knife-carrying, fence-jumping intruder made it inside deep the residence before he was tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent. The incident prompted a firestorm of criticism that led to the resignation of the Secret Service chief.Last month, a knife-carrying, fence-jumping intruder made it inside deep the residence before he was tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent. The incident prompted a firestorm of criticism that led to the resignation of the Secret Service chief.
The Post’s Clarence Williams also contributed to this report. Clarence Williams, Spencer Hsu and Juliet Eilperin also contributed to this report.