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Man detained, officer injured after attempt to scale White House fence

  • A man attempted to scale or jumped over a construction bollard near the Treasury Building at the White House around 11:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, triggering a security alert.
  • U.S. Secret Service officers quickly detained the man after a physical altercation near a pedestrian gate at the White House perimeter.
  • One Secret Service officer sustained a non-life-threatening laceration during the scuffle; both the officer and the suspect received medical evaluations at a local hospital.
  • The Secret Service is cooperating with District of Columbia police and U.S. Park Police, and the White House continued normal operations with increased security after the incident.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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