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A suspect was arrested Tuesday night after crashing a car into the White House barricade, according to the Secret Service.
“On Tuesday, October 21, at approximately 10:37 p.m., an individual drove his vehicle toward the Secret Service vehicle gate located at 17th and E St, NW, DC,” a Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement.
“The individual was immediately arrested by agents from the Uniformed Division of the United States Secret Service, and the vehicle was evaluated and deemed safe by the Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department,” the statement added.
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A vehicle is seen after crashing into a security barricade at the White House complex on October 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
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Additional information will be provided once the investigation is concluded, the spokesperson said.
DC Fire and EMS confirmed to Fox News that they assisted the Secret Service with an investigation and then began cleaning up the scene.
