A man lit himself on fire outside the White House's north lawn on Pennsylvania Ave. The Secret Service said he was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.
CBS News reports the Secret Service and Washington D.C. police are searching two bags the man had with him.
UPDATE: A male subject operating an electronic wheelchair-type scooter lit his outer jacket on fire while sitting along Pennsylvania Ave. outside the North Fence Line. Uniformed Division Officers immediately responded, extinguished the fire and rendered first aid.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) April 12, 2019UPDATE: The male subject has been transported to a local hospital with what appears to be non-life threatening injuries.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) April 12, 2019The White House went into lockdown as a precaution, meaning staffers, reporters, and other can not enter or leave the grounds until the all-clear is given.
