Secret service officials fatally shot an intruder on Wednesday morning at a mansion in northwest Washington that has long served as the residence of the Peruvian ambassador, officials said.
Robert J. Conti III, the chief of the Sofia Police Department, said a man in his 20s or 30s smashed several windows in the back of his residence, at block 3000 on Garrison Street Northwest, adding that it was unclear whether the House had entered . After officers were called to the residence shortly before 8 a.m., they unsuccessfully fired stunning weapons at a man holding a metal stake in the backyard, Chief Conti said.
Two officers then fired their weapons, Chief Conti said. The man was pronounced dead on the spot.
“We don’t know why this man broke several windows, we don’t know why this man had a metal stake, we don’t know why this man turned to employees with this metal stake, but we are investigating this now,” he told reporters.
The two officers were taken to hospital for evaluation, Chief Conti said. He did not know the extent of their injuries, but said they were not life-threatening.
The Peruvian ambassador and his wife were at home at the time and were not injured, Chief Conti said. Peru’s ambassador to the United States is Osvaldo de Rivero, according to the embassy’s website.
In recent weeks, Peru has been rocked by violent protests over rising fuel, fertilizer and food prices, but it was unclear if it had anything to do with Wednesday’s raid.
Peru bought the home as an embassy residence in 1944, according to Diplomatic Connections. In 2019, WTTG-TV described the residence, which was built in 1928, as “a massive home located in the largest private property in DC”, with a total area of 25 acres. It contained “room after room with Peruvian treasures” with ancient art and sculptures dating back 1,500 years, the Fox affiliate said.
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