Sixteen hundred Pennsylvania Avenue narrowly came under siege last weekend when 21-year-old Oscar Ramiro Ortega fired shots at the White House. Oscar Ortega wanted for firing shots at White House. Photo collage/Politics. On Point. Further examination revealed a bullet smashed a White House glass window, but didn't not penetrate due to its anti-ballistic properties. It is believed that Ortega fired the shots last Friday night around 9pm using an AK-47-style rifle. The rifle was later recovered from an abandoned car Friday thought to belong to Ortega. Additional rounds of weaponry were also found. Ortega is described as a 5'11" tall, 160 pound Hispanic man with a medium build. He has brown eyes and black hair. Officers obtained an arrest warrant for Ortega on a felony charge of carrying a dangerous weapon. This charge should be increased from 'carrying a dangerous weapon' to 'firing a dangerous weapon' into a residence, and other relate...
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