WASHINGTON, DC (RNN) – A woman driving a vehicle near the White House rammed a security barrier Friday afternoon, the Secret Service said.
The White House was immediately put on lockdown.
No shots were fired and the woman was apprehended immediately, according to the Secret Service.
Law enforcement sources told CNN that the driver intentionally rammed the barrier and that the woman was believed to have mental health issues.
Australia's Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull was at the White House at the time of the incident.
BREAKING: An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House at 17th & E.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The female driver of the vehicle was immediately apprehended by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident involving a vehicle hitting a barrier near the White House.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: No shots were fired during the vehicle incident near the White House.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
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