White House on lockdown after vehicle strikes security barrier

The White House was on lockdown Friday afternoon after a vehicle struck a security barrier near the complex.

The U.S. Secret Service said on Twitter that a female driver of the passenger vehicle was “immediately apprehended.” The woman hit a security barrier near 17th Street and E Street Northwest, just a couple of blocks southwest of the White House. The Secret Service said the vehicle did not breach the security barrier and that no shots were fired.


The Secret Service immediately heightened security at the White House. The doors to the press office, which are often left open, were locked. And Secret Service officers were seen moving quickly around the White House grounds.

“No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident involving a vehicle hitting a barrier near the White House,” the Secret Service said on Twitter.



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