A man who once jumped a fence at the White House was shot and
killed at a Pennsylvania courthouse Tuesday after slashing a sheriff's deputy
with a knife, an official said.
Curtis Smith,
34, attacked the deputy at the security entrance to the Chester County Justice
Center in West Chester, according to a statement from the office of Chester
County District Attorney Thomas Hogan. A second deputy drew a weapon and shot
Smith.
"In Chester
County, we have trained intensively to deal with the threat of an attacker in
the Justice Center or any other public building. Today, that training paid
off," Hogan said.
Hogan said in
his statement that Smith is the same man who climbed
an outer stone wall near the White House in March. It was not clear why he was
at the courthouse.
The injured
sheriff's deputy suffered wounds to his hand and arm. He was transported to a
hospital and is in stable condition.
Smith was
pronounced dead at a hospital.
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