U.S. Secret Service officers fatally shot a man who smashed windows Wednesday at the Washington, D.C., home of the Peruvian ambassador, District police said. The name of the man who was killed was not immediately released. Two Secret Service officers were taken to a hospital for evaluation, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said at a news conference. Neither the…
“Ultimately, the officers ended up pulling their service weapons, firing shots,” Contee said. The motive of the break-in wasn’t immediately clear. Incidents of this type are rare in the area, the chief said.
The embassy said in a statement: “The Embassy of Peru regrets to report that today, early in the morning, a person entered the Official Residence without authorization, causing material damage to the property. Said person was shot by the Secret Service. The Ambassador, his family, the Residential staff and the secret service agents are safe, and the fact is being investigated by the competent authorities.
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