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Man Shot Near White House, Weekend Weather: Rain, Hit-and-Run Mystery: News Nearby
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Man Shot After Pulling Gun Near White House: Secret Service
The Secret Service has confirmed a man carrying a gun was shot when he approached a guard post near the White House grounds on Friday afternoon. The incident was at 17th and E St. NW.
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"Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers gave numerous verbal commands for the subject to stop and drop the firearm," according to a Secret Service statement released to media. "When the subject failed to comply with the verbal commands, he was shot once by a Secret Service agent and taken into custody." >>> Read more.
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Our on-again, off-again relationship with rain returns this weekend, along with slightly cooler temps. Rain clouds roll in overnight and stick around for Saturday, with winds up to 11 mph. Temperatures will stay in the 50s. >>> Read more.
The Fairfax County police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident last week in Burke.
Detectives with the Police Department's crash reconstruction team handed out fliers to motorists Thursday night at the scene of the accident, at Shiplett Boulevard and Capella Avenue in Burke, near White Oaks Elementary School. >>> Read more.
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