The White House was placed on lockdown after multiple gunshots were heard nearby on Saturday evening. President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time. A heavy presence of Secret Service, police, and National Guard was reported around 17th and H Street NW, with police cordoning off the area. The Secret Service worked to corroborate reports that shots had been fired at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The FBI director said the FBI was supporting Secret Service agents on the scene. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured, and updates were pending.
"The White House has been placed on lockdown after multiple gunshots were heard nearby on Saturday evening. DW's Washington D.C. correspondent, Benjamin Alvarez, said there is a "heavy Secret Service, police, and National Guard presence at 17th and H Street NW," just outside the White House. Police have cordoned off the area, the AFP news agency reported."
"US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time of the shooting. He had said in a post on his Truth Social platform earlier on Saturday evening that he was working on finalizing a deal with Iran. The Secret Service said it was working to corroborate reports that shots had been fired at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW."
"The director of the FBI, Kash Patel, said the FBI was supporting Secret Service agents on the scene. There was a heavy security presence around the White House. It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties. This is a breaking story and will be updated."
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