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Shots fired near White House: Report
A shooting
incident involving a police chase near the White House has closed
streets in the US capital of Washington, according to media
reports. Shots were reportedly fired Friday night between the
White House and the Washington Monument, setting off a flurry of
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Washington: The US
Secret Service charged with protecting President Barack Obama is
investigating two bullets that hit the White House, one of them
apparently cracking a window on the residential level, while Obama
was travelling.
The bullet was stopped by a bullet-proof window and did not enter
the White House, the Secret Service said Wednesday. Authorities
also found another round in the exterior of the White House. The
bullets were found Tuesday, the Secret Service said.
"A round was stopped by ballistic glass behind the historic
exterior glass. One additional round has been found on the
exterior of the White House. This damage has not been conclusively
connected to Friday's incident, and an assessment of the exterior
of the White House is ongoing," a Secret Service statement said.
There is no specific concern for Obama's safety, a Secret Service
official told CNN. The bullets were found on the south side of the
White House, he said.
Last Friday night at about 9 p.m., US Park Police and the Secret
Service investigated after hearing shots fired about 700 to 800
metres from the White House, the Secret Service statement said.
Within five minutes, officers located a vehicle on Constitution
Avenue. "Evidence in the vehicle led to US Park Police obtaining
an arrest warrant for Oscar Ortega-Hernandez," described as a
21-year-old Hispanic male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 160
pounds.
A weapon registered to Ortega-Hernandez was found in the car, CNN
said citing a law enforcement source familiar with the
investigation.
Authorities are searching for Ortega-Hernandez, with the FBI,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and
Metropolitan Police Department all taking part, officials said.
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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