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Man shot himself outside White House, Secret Service says

Man shot himself outside White House, Secret Service says ======================================================================= Source -- https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/white-house-shots-fired/index.html ======================================================================= Image Source-http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43273830 (CNN) A man shot himself in the head in front of the White House at just before noon Saturday, a Secret Service spokesperson has told CNN. "Secret Service personnel are responding to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line of @WhiteHouse," the Secret Service tweeted as the incident unfolded. The man approached the fence line, removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds, none of which appear to have been aimed at the White House, a Secret Service spokesperson said. A law enforcement source told CNN the shooter shot his phone before shootin