The White House was placed on lockdown briefly Tuesday afternoon and the North Lawn cleared after a jumper cleared the fence surrounding the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Multiple reports say the White House is on lockdown
— Dennis Romero (@dennisjromero) April 26, 2016
Reporters in the briefing room say the White House appears to be on lockdown. No details available yet…
— Sarah Brooks (@Sarah_K_Brooks) April 26, 2016
DEVELOPING: @WhiteHouse on lock down after possible jumper. pic.twitter.com/MR8F4fNBNc
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 26, 2016
The jumper was quickly apprehended by the Secret Service, who report that the man was fleeing from a robbery and thought jumping a fence next to the White House was his ticket to a clean getaway.
From @SecretService: Man fleeing robbery jumps fence at Eisenhower Exec Office Bldg adjacent to WH this afternoon, Quickly arrested.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 26, 2016
US Secret Service says man who jumped fence at White House Old Executive Office Bldg was fleeing the scene of a robbery near 17th St
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) April 26, 2016
Secret service says it appears the fence jumper was running from the scene of a nearby robbery. #usss
— Jacqueline Fell (@jackiefell) April 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/nataliewsj/status/725079530428211200
U.S. Secret Service: Man who jumped White House fence on Tuesday was fleeing scene of nearby robbery: https://t.co/4Pw40zzF6i
— KVUE News (@KVUE) April 26, 2016
WVUE reports that the man “jumped the west fence of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building following a robbery that happened across the street at 17th Street and G Street NW.” the Secret Service says. The man was transported to a hospital for treatment of an injured hand.
Gotta be a better escape route: Man who jumped White House fence was fleeing a nearby robbery, Secret Service says.
— Peter Hermann (@phscoop) April 26, 2016
How not to get away with robbery: Flee the scene by hopping the White House fence – https://t.co/0gSTbM2BnD w/assist from @jessicagresko
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) April 26, 2016
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