Overview
- Reporters on the White House North Lawn heard an estimated 15 to 30 shots on Saturday, and Secret Service officers ordered journalists into the press briefing room for shelter.
- The Secret Service said it was investigating reports of shots near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW while FBI Director Kash Patel posted that FBI agents were on scene supporting the response.
- Video from ABC’s Selina Wang and other on-scene footage showed reporters taking cover as heavily armed Secret Service officers moved through the North Lawn and secured access points.
- Multiple outlets reported that two people were wounded in an encounter with security forces near the perimeter, but officials have not yet publicly confirmed the full sequence, identities, or motive.
- The lockdown was lifted after a rapid tactical response and the area remains under investigation, a development that follows recent security incidents around White House events and has heightened perimeter protocols.