White House Locked Down After Armed Man Shot Near Complex

White House enters emergency lockdown after armed man shot near Trump

The White House went on lockdown Monday afternoon after reports of gunfire near the complex in Washington, D.C. Reporters inside the building were moved fast into the briefing room, while others were pulled away from their camera positions as the security response got underway.

One report from the scene said shots were fired near 15th and Independence, close to the White House perimeter. The area was quickly locked down as officials worked to figure out what was happening and where the threat might be coming from.

Reporter Susan Crabtree also described the confrontation this way: “When the Secret Service officers confronted the man, it went sideways, and they ended up shooting him, sources in the Secret Service community told RealClearPolitics,”. RealClearPolitics reported that the man was in custody and that he did have a gun.

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