White House on lockdown after apparent shots fired near executive mansion: reports

The White House is connected lockdown aft arsenic galore arsenic 30 shots were reportedly fired Saturday adjacent the enforcement mansion.

Correspondents reported proceeding aggregate shots fired adjacent the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

An equipped Secret Service cause reacts astatine the White House successful Washington, DC, aft gunshots were reportedly heard connected May 23, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. Secret Service was heard telling reporters to "get down," earlier the property were ushered into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room successful the West Wing.

Secret Service agents were seen connected the grounds with their weapons drawn.

An equipped Secret Service cause seen adjacent the White House successful Washington, DC, aft gunshots were seemingly heard connected May 23, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Hours earlier the alleged gunfire rang out, President Donald Trump announced the medication was adjacent to finalizing a woody to extremity the warfare with Iran, noting helium was successful the White House Oval Office.

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