David Mahonski

David Allen Mahonski was an electrician from Williamsport, Pennsylvania who was shot by a White House guard on 15 March 1984^[1]. The 25-year-old had been under FBI surveillance for making threats against then-president Ronald Reagan. He had been warned to stay away from the White House by United States Secret Service officers in the months leading up to the shooting^[2].

On the day of the shooting he was noticed in front of the south grounds of the White House by security agents who then approached him. He pulled a sawed-off shotgun from beneath his coat, and one of the agents shot him in the arm with a revolver. He was subsequently arrested.

He was arraigned on March 16, and scheduled for a psychiatric evaluation which later detected 'emotional problems'.^[3]

References

1. ^ - Many later sources have given the date of the shooting as Mar. 3 (E.g. Buffa, Denise. 2001. "It's almost getting to be a regular event" New York Post, Feb. 8, pp8). However news reports at the time indicate it took place on 15 March.
2. ^ - Rasky, Susan. 1984. "Man With a Loaded Shotgun Is Shot Outside White House" New York Times, March 16, ppA1.
3. ^ - Stein, Lisa. 1984. "White House Shooting Suspect Faces Tests" Morning Call, March 17. ppW03.