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The U.S. Secret Service confirmed Sunday evening that an individual is in custody after a suspicious package was discovered near the White House.
“At around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2025, U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers apprehended an individual who climbed a fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building,” the federal law enforcement agency stated.
The suspect reportedly dropped a bag on the sidewalk next to the fence line of the building, which is situated adjacent to the White House.
This led to a response from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team, who inspected the item.
File photo of a Secret Service agent. The Secret Service arrested a suspect who jumped a fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building on Sunday. (AP)
The suspect was taken to a local hospital for a medical assessment and will be charged with unlawful entry, as well as being a fugitive from justice due to a warrant in another jurisdiction.
President Donald Trump faced two assassination attempts during his 2024 campaign for the presidency.
On July 13, it was one year since a lone gunman on a rooftop at the Butler Farm Show Grounds in Pennsylvania fired eight shots at the president during a campaign rally. Trump was shot in the ear before his Secret Service detail shielded him and brought him to the ground. The gunman was killed by authorities at the scene.
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA – July 13: Donald Trump raises his arm with blood on his face during a campaign rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump emerged with blood trickling down his cheek, and in a memorable moment, raised his fist and chanted, “Fight, fight, fight” while his security team tried to move him to safety.
Corey Camperatore, a local retired fire chief who was at the rally, was shot and killed while bravely shielding his family from the gunfire.
Just three months later, the Secret Service spotted the barrel of a rifle sticking out of the bushes while Trump was playing golf at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Ryan Routh is accused of aiming an AK-47 at former President Trump while he was golfing at his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is being investigated as a second assassination attempt on Trump. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
The suspect in the alleged attempt on Trump’s life, Ryan Routh, 59, fled when discovered, but was apprehended shortly after. He was charged with assaulting a federal officer and multiple firearms violations, along with attempted assassination.
He is set to represent himself at his upcoming trial.
