- Two people have been arrested after a driver crashed a car into a security barrier near the White House and another jumped a nearby barricade.
- A driver crashed a car into a metal barrier near the White House just before 10am local time, according to a Secret Service spokesman.
- The driver emerged and allegedly hit officers before being pinned to the ground.
- A second person jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park and was arrested.
- The White House was placed on lockdown briefly, and roads to the park were closed.
- The bomb department searched the car as a precaution, and both incidents are under investigation.
- The lockdown was lifted later in the morning.
- During the incidents, Donald Trump, the US president, was at the White House.
- Secret Service stated that both incidents are under investigation.
Two individuals were arrested after a car crashed into a security barrier near the White House on Tuesday morning, leading to a brief lockdown of the area.
The incident occurred just before 10am local time when a man drove a car into a metal barrier. A Secret Service spokesman reported that the driver emerged from the vehicle and was combative with law enforcement, allegedly hitting officers before being subdued and arrested.2
Footage from the scene showed the National Guard and Secret Service police surrounding the damaged vehicle, which was emitting smoke from the hood.
In a related incident, around the same time, another individual jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park and was also arrested.4
The White House was placed on lockdown briefly as a precaution, with roads to the park closed during the incidents. Donald Trump, the US president, was at the White House during the events.58
The Secret Service confirmed that both incidents are currently under investigation, with the police's bomb department searching the car involved in the crash as a precautionary measure.6
“The Secret Service's bomb department searched the vehicle as a precaution, and the White House lockdown was lifted later in the morning. President Donald Trump was at the White House during the incidents, which remain under investigation.”
