Vehicle Crashes into White House Security Barrier
The van reportedly did not breach the barrier, and the woman driving the vehicle was “immediately” apprehended.
REUTERS/Gary Hershorn / Reuters
A white minivan rammed into a side entrance security barrier of the White House on Friday afternoon. According to the U.S. Secret Service, the west side barrier to the White House complex on 17th & E Streets was not breached, and the woman driving the van was immediately apprehended after the crash. No law enforcement officers were hurt and no shots were fired during the incident, the Secret Service tweeted. President Donald Trump is reportedly at the White House, as he recently completed talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The woman was "a known individual and the incident appears to be a willful act," a U.S. official told CBS News.
WATCH: White minivan crashed into the White House barrier and windows are shot out, suspect apprehending according to Secret Service pic.twitter.com/Kk8rfoS6dt
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 23, 2018
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