Armed man shot by US Secret Service near White House, say authorities

No-one else was injured in the shooting which happened around about a block from the presidential residence (Niall Carson/PA)

An armed man believed to be travelling from Indiana was shot by US Secret Service agents near the White House after a confrontation early on Sunday, authorities have said.

No-one else was injured in the shooting which happened around midnight about a block from the White House, according to a Secret Service statement. President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of the incident.