Man, 30, ‘who said he wanted to die’ named as gunman shot by Secret Service when he brandished a weapon at White House checkpoint and refused to drop it
Jesse Oliveri, 30, has been named as the gunman who was shot at a White House checkpoint on Friday afternoon
He said he ‘wanted to die’ as he walked towards Secret Service agents while brandishing a firearm, sources said
Officers shot him once in the stomach after he refused to drop the gun and he is now in a critical condition
Ammunition for a .22 caliber firearm was found in a nearby car that is believed to be owned by the suspect
President Obama was not at the White House and was playing golf but VP Biden was rushed to a secure area
By Ollie Gillman and Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent
Dailymail.com
21 May 2016
The man who was shot by the Secret Service as he approached the White House brandishing a gun has been named as a 30-year-old man who lives with his parents.
Jesse Oliveri, from Ashland, Pennsylvania, said he ‘wanted to die’ as he walked towards the checkpoint carrying his weapon in plain sight and refused to drop it, law enforcement sources said.
Agents shot him once in the stomach as he tried to march through the checkpoint one block west of the White House at 3pm on Friday, sparking chaos at the presidential compound as it was placed on lockdown. Oliveri remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Federal officers found ammunition for a .22 caliber weapon in the front seat of a white car parked on Constitution Avenue, just a few hundred yards away from where Oliveri was shot.
Vice President Joe Biden was rushed to a secure area as the gunman was taken to hospital. President Obama was not home at the time of the shooting and was out playing golf.
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