White House Shooting: Alabama Native Identified As Suicide Victim

WASHINGTON, DC — Police have identified an Alabama native as the man who shot himself to death near the north fence line of the White House. Cameron Ross Burgess of Maylene, Alabama, approached the White House just after 11:45 a.m. Saturday, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a release on Sunday.

He pulled out a concealed gun and fired several rounds, none at the White House, police said.

His body has been taken to a medical examiner's office for an autopsy.

No one else was hurt.

The president was briefed on the situation, said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time and flew back to Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening.

Last week, a 35-year-old Tennessee woman was taken into custody after authorities say she intentionally drove her car into a security barrier near the White House.

Our statement identifying the individual who shot himself near the @WhiteHouse yesterday. pic.twitter.com/QB4JecHZjT
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) March 4, 2018

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