Man Who Shot Himself Near White House Identified as Alabama Resident
Police say the 26-year-old from Alabama fired multiple shots but did not appear to be aiming at the White House.
Joshua Roberts/Reuters
The man who fatally shot himself in front of the White House on Saturday has been identified as a 26-year-old man from Maylene, Alabama. D.C. police say the man, Cameron Ross Burgess, approached the White House fence on the North Lawn before firing multiple shots from a handgun, "none of which at this time appear to have been directed towards the White House." Burgess died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but no other bystanders were injured in the incident, which authorities are now describing as a suicide. It remains unclear why Burgess chose to take his life in front of the White House.
Our statement identifying the individual who shot himself near the @WhiteHouse yesterday. pic.twitter.com/QB4JecHZjT
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) March 4, 2018
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