Updated [8:01 PM Eastern]: ABC News is reporting that the Secret Service said one of the people shot in the incident has died.
Updated [7:34 PM Eastern]: According to CNN, two people were shot during an interaction with Secret Service personnel near the White House, but no further information was given on their identities or condition:
Two people were shot in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest. The law enforcement official said officers from the Secret Service’s uniformed division responded to a report of a person firing a weapon when the incident took place.
The U.S. Secret Service also released a statement by a spokesperson on X:
We are aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and are working to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
— U.S. Secret Service Office of Communications (@SecretSvcSpox) May 23, 2026
Updated [7:16 PM Eastern]: The lockdown has been lifted, according to a News Nation anchor:
Just released from lockdown at White House
— Chris Flanagan (@ChrisFlanaganTV) May 23, 2026
Huge law enforcement response on 17th/Pennsylvania Ave where shots were fired @NewsNation @DCNewsNow pic.twitter.com/vBhyodQ9y8
In an update X post, ABC News senior WH correspondent Selina Wang gave context on the video she shared (see original story):
"I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now."
Independent journalist Julio Rosas shared this update, also:
🚨: DC law enforcement tells me Secret Service shot two men outside the White House, at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave.
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 23, 2026
1 unconscious/not breathing.
The other conscious/breathing.
No injuries to LE.
Hearing more info on the circumstances but working on confirmation.
FBI Director Kash Patel also released a statement on the incident:
FBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds - we will update the public as we’re able
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 23, 2026
original story
The White House was placed on lockdown Saturday evening after multiple gunshots rang out near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
President Donald Trump announced earlier that he was working from the Oval Office Saturday to finalize a deal to end the war with Iran.
READ MORE: President Trump: US, Iran Are on the Cusp of Peace Deal
Members of the White House press pool scrambled for cover upon hearing the gunshots.
NOW - Shots fired outside White House.pic.twitter.com/SWMzPS0jvI
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 23, 2026
Secret Service agents were heard telling reporters to "get down" before ushering them to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
(This is a breaking story; updates will be provided as they become available.)
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