Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town: Authorities. Man believed to be travelling from Indiana was shot by US Secret Service agents. No one else was injured in the shooting that happened around midnight about a block from the White House. President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of the shooting. The Secret Service said his condition was ‘unknown’ The Metropolitan Police Department will investigate because the shooting involved law enforcement officers. The man was hospitalised and his condition is ‘unknown’, the Secret Service says. The shooting happened about midnight on Sunday in Washington, D.C., the agency says. A message left Sunday for the police department wasn’t immediately returned. The incident is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police department. The White House has not commented on the shooting or the man’s condition. The Washington Post first reported the incident on Sunday night and has been asked to make clear that the incident occurred before President Trump left for Florida. The Post has been contacted by the Washington, DC, police for a comment.