White House on lockdown after shots fired reported nearby
The Secret Service placed the White House on lockdown Saturday following reports that someone “suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound” near the north lawn.
A pair of shots were heard around 12 p.m. echoing across the White House grounds and members of the press corps reported being told to stay inside.
“White House currently locked down. Reports of two loud booms/shots on the North Side. Currently sheltering in place in basement area of Briefing Room,” NBC News photopgrapher Paul Rigney tweeted.
White House currently locked down. Reports of two loud booms/shots on the North Side. Currently sheltering in place in basement area of Briefing Room.
— Paul Rigney (@PaulRRigney) March 3, 2018
President Trump is in Florida for the weekend, staying at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach estate.
The Secret Service said agents responded to the north fence area near Pennsylvania Ave.
“Secret Service personnel are responding to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line of @WhiteHouse,” the agency tweeted.
BREAKING: Secret Service personnel are responding to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line of @WhiteHouse.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 3, 2018
No other injuries were reported
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