Secret Service Fatally Shoots Intruder At Peruvian Embassy In DC

WASHINGTON, DC — Two officers from the Secret Service's uniformed division shot and killed a man who had broken into the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C., early Wednesday morning, according to Chief Robert Contee of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The officers were called the embassy, in the 3000 block of Garrison Street Northwest, shortly before 8 a.m. on a report of a burglary in process in the residence of the Peruvian ambassador.

Officers discovered that several windows at the back of the residence had been smashed, according to Contee, who briefed reporters about the incident.

Once inside, the two officers encountered the intruder, who they said was holding a metal bar. At first, the officers tried to stop the man using their Tasers, police said.

"When these weapons did not take effect, ultimately the officers end up pulling their service weapons, firing shots and this person is now deceased," said Contee, who did not identify the intruder or have any information about why the man was in the embassy.

MPD will be investigating the police-involved shooting, with the assistance of the Secret Service, according to Contee.

Family members of the Peruvian ambassador were in the residence at the time. They contacted the uniformed division of the Secret Service when they heard someone smashing windows. No family members were injured.

The two Secret Service officers were taken to the hospital for medical evaluation, but Contee said neither of them appeared to have life-threatening injuries.