Two people were wounded, including a suspect, in a shooting near the White House Saturday evening. The incident began when reporters heard what sounded like possible gunfire near the North Lawn, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to move members of the media indoors.
Approximately 20 shots were heard just after 6 p.m. Eastern Time, appearing to originate from the side of the White House complex that contains the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, multiple local and national reporters who were at the White House at the time said.
U.S. Secret Service personnel immediately responded by ushering them inside.
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, said in a statement to CBS News that the agency was investigating “reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW” and was working to corroborate the initial details with personnel on the ground.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the bureau’s involvement in a social media post, stating that the FBI was on the scene and actively supporting the Secret Service.
Secret Service shoots person near White House, bystander also injured
The U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House grounds on Saturday evening after the individual opened fire on a security booth, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press. A bystander was also injured by gunfire during the exchange.
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A police officer stands on the roof of a building at the White House
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U.S. Secret Service personnel respond by ushering reporters inside
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Reporters hold up their phones near a window in the Press Briefing room after a lockdown was triggered at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2026
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