NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. (WISH) — Andrew Dawson, 27, has been identified as the man shot by U.S. Secret Service in Washington the North Manchester Police Department tipped them off that Dawson was suicidal and was making his way to Washington I-Team 8 went North Manchester on Monday and spoke with people at several local businesses The Secret Service found Dawson’s car and someone matching his description about a block away from the White House President Donald Trump was not there when the shooting happened Chief Michael Buck of the Secret Service uniformed division said at which time an armed encounter ensued and Secret Service personnel discharged their service weapons.” told I-Team 8 was arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license carrying a rifle or shotgun outside a home or business and possession of prohibited weapon (possession of a BB gun) told I-Team 8 they did not show a criminal history for anyone by Dawson’s name in the county Nobody named Andrew Dawson has served time in the Indiana Department of Correction I-Team 8 spoke with the chief of the North Manchester Police Department to find out how they knew Dawson was heading to Washington The chief told I-Team 8 that the Secret Service instructed him to not give out any information about the situation and that all of the information about the case had to come from the Secret Service Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Ohio he was the son of the late Clarence and Ruth (Halladay) Burkett.  He graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin Paul also graduated from Manchester College master's in physical science with the Class of 1961 University of Washington & Miami University of Ohio.  he married Carol Oliver at the Greenville Church of the Brethren in Greenville Paul has been a member of the Church of the Brethren since 1946 to present He was a charter member of the Columbia City Church of the Brethren and held various church offices including Sunday school superintendent and Sunday school teacher member of the church board on various commissions and was the local church board chairperson and math where he was also the head of the science department at Columbia City Joint High School Paul was a member of the Indiana State Teachers Association lifetime member of the National Education Association and sponsor of the Science Club at Columbia City High School for many years and a member of the Whitley County Retired Teachers Association He was a baritone in the Chain O' Lakes Barbershop Chorus for 30 years.   A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday with calling one hour prior at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home Memorial donations may be given in memory of Paul to Columbia City Church of the Brethren Building Fund Visit www.DeMoneyGrimes.com to send Paul's family online condolences or sign the online guest book Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Secret Service personnel shot an armed man near the White House early Sunday hours after obtaining information that a possibly suicidal man might be traveling to Washington The man was 27-year-old Andrew Dawson, according to unnamed police sources who shared information with Fox News and NBC Reports say Dawson is from North Manchester a town with just over 5,000 residents about 100 miles north of Indianapolis Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that the shooting took place "following an armed confrontation" with law enforcement The statement said Secret Service members found the man's parked vehicle around midnight and saw a man on foot matching the description nearby the individual brandished a firearm and an armed confrontation ensued during which shots were fired by our personnel," the statement said law enforcement that Dawson was possibly suicidal and driving to Washington The Secret Service has not confirmed the man's identity police told IndyStar they won't share more details yet An officer with the North Manchester Police Department told IndyStar he could not share information about the incident nor confirm that Dawson is the person who was shot Ron Galaviz said ISP did not share information with D.C Dawson was charged in 2018 with misdemeanor possession of marijuana he was taken to an area hospital and his condition is not immediately available The incident was under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division's Force Investigations Team which investigates all law enforcement officer-involved shootings in the District of Columbia Task force on government secrets: 'Witnesses' to JFK assassination to be interviewed Submitted by Chris Good and Seth Hendricks “Sing Me Home” returns to North Manchester “Sing Me Home” will welcome acclaimed Michigan-based singer-songwriter May Erlewine for a special performance at Manchester Church of the Brethren Erlewine will be performing in-person at “Sing Me Home” for the first time having also shared a livestream concert performance during the festival’s launch as an online event during Spring 2020 Goshen (Ind.) based songwriter Sadie Gustafson-Zook and “Sing Me Home” co-hosts Friends with the Weather will also be performing during the Sept 14 evening event that will run from 5-9 p.m “Sing Me Home” is also a supporting sponsor of the inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival in downtown North Manchester on Sept 13 featuring Chicago-based group Son Chiquitos This festival is also free and family-friendly and is presented by the Wabash County Diversity Coalition Manchester Church of the Brethren associate pastor of Youth & Congregational Life serves as “Sing Me Home” co-coordinator alongside co-coordinator Chris Good “We are really excited to present a series of programing this year building upon a wonderful festival last September We’re grateful to be able to bring world-class songwriters and musicians to North Manchester and hope that many from our community will join us to enjoy these free performances!” Ann Arbor (Mich.) based musician and North Manchester native Chris Good says “May Erlewine is such a compelling songwriter and performer whose heartfelt and soulful songs offer deep comfort and inspiration for the audience We’re thrilled to welcome her to North Manchester for a rare Indiana performance and know that those attending on the 14th will immediately see why May has built a dedicated following of fans well beyond her home state of Michigan.” Tickets are not required to attend the Sept 14 event but a free RSVP is encouraged to reserve a seat for the featured evening program that will be held indoors Sing Me Home is a collaboration between Manchester Church of the Brethren and Good and Hendricks’ band Friends with the Weather. 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