A Pennsylvania man was charged Friday after he pulled out a gun near the White House.
“I came here to shoot people,” 31-year-old Jesse Olivieri told a Secret Service officer after being apprehended and taken to a hospital for treatment, according to charging documents released Friday afternoon.
The May 20 incident took place at the 1600 block of E Street NW shortly after 3 p.m. local time. Olivieri was spotted brandishing a silver handgun with a long barrel walking toward the White House when a member of the Secret Service told him to drop the weapon. Olivieri did not and was immediately shot once by a federal agent.
The White House was put on lockdown for approximately an hour after the shooting. No one was hurt in the takedown except for the gunman, who never opened fire.
The Ashland, Pa., man will face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the federal crime.
The suspect remains hospitalized and an initial court date has not yet been set.
