Two people were shot and wounded in an “encounter with Secret Service” outside the White House, according to breaking reports from CNN.
John Miller, the chief law enforcement analyst for CNN, said while speaking live on TV that law enforcement reported one person was “taken down” in the firefight.
Dozens of gunshots rang out just outside the White House on Saturday, with President Trump in residence at the White House and “as JD Vance’s motorcade was going by,” Miller said. Journalists heard the gunshots while outside the White House and were evacuated into the press briefing room. A lockdown on the White House was lifted a few minutes later. However, the reason for the shots was still unknown.
This is going to be quick. There’s not much information out yet. This came in at 6:28. Information from Raw Story:
Gunshots were heard ringing out just outside the White House, multiple journalists are reporting on Saturday.
“Many gunshots were heard when we were at the White House,” wrote ABC senior White House correspondent Selina Wang. “We were told to run into the press briefing room.”
Accounts on X, citing NBC and ABC, reported that as many as 20 to 30 gunshots were heard, though the cause was not immediately explained.
Well, talk about new and different! That’s something that wasn’t on *any* radar, theirs or ours. I hope everyone is okay at the very least. But it’s frightening. Updates as they come through.
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