UPDATE: Man Shot by Secret Service Outside White House Identified, Motive Released

The man who was shot by Secret Service just after midnight today has just been identified as 27-year-old Andrew Dawson from Indiana.

Dawson was armed with a knife and gun when Secret Service confronted him. After refusing to drop his weapons, he was shot multiple times by agents.

Authorities are saying that Dawson intended to commit ‘suicide by cop’ when he traveled to Washington, D.C.

Indiana police had informed D.C. law enforcement that Dawson was suicidal and traveling to the area.

Here’s what we know:

❗️🇺🇲 – U.S. Secret Service officers shot 27-year-old Andrew Dawson from Indiana outside the White House, a block from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

The incident followed a tip from local law enforcement about a potentially suicidal individual traveling to… pic.twitter.com/gaC0wLDRHE

— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) March 9, 2025

Andrew Dawson, 27, was carrying both a knife and a firearm when Secret Service agents encountered him just after midnight on Sunday, one block away from the West Wing, police sources said.Dawson, a resident of North Manchester, Indiana—around 100 miles north of Indianapolis—was… pic.twitter.com/xWe0tymJXi

— @jc603nh (@jc603nh) March 9, 2025

Fox News confirmed:

The Secret Service shot a man during an armed confrontation near the White House Sunday, the agency announced.

The incident unfolded just after midnight, about a block west of the White House near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Police sources identified the suspect as 27-year-old Andrew Dawson, of Indiana. Agents said he was armed with a firearm and a knife when he was confronted by agents investigating an earlier alert.

Indiana police had notified D.C. authorities that Dawson was driving to the Washington, D.C. area and was “suicidal.” Intelligence bulletins also indicated that the suspect wanted to commit “suicide by cop.”

The New York Post added:

A gunman shot near the White House after an armed confrontation with Secret Service agents has been identified as an Indiana man who was already on local cops’ radar.

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Andrew Dawson, 27, was armed with a knife and a gun when he was confronted by agents just after midnight on Sunday, one block from the West Wing, police sources told The Post.

Dawson, from North Manchester, Indiana — about 100 miles north of Indianapolis, was “suicidal” when he drove to the Washington DC area,  according to intelligence given by Indiana cops, sources said.

Authorities believe he wanted to commit “suicide by cop.”

❗️🇺🇲 – U.S. Secret Service officers shot 27-year-old Andrew Dawson from Indiana outside the White House, a block from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

The incident followed a tip from local law enforcement about a potentially suicidal individual traveling to… pic.twitter.com/gaC0wLDRHE

— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) March 9, 2025