{"id":39002,"date":"2026-05-23T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=39002"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:02:13","slug":"secret-service-reports-shots-fired-near-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=39002","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service reports shots fired near the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-48e0fc\" class=\"body-graf\">WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0The White House is on lockdown after dozens of gunshots were heard nearby on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-249519\" class=\"body-graf\">The U.S. Secret Service <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretSvcSpox\/status\/2058318430139240542\" target=\"_blank\">said on X <\/a>it was aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and is \u201cworking to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-80a714\" class=\"body-graf\">An NBC News team at the White House heard between 20 and 30 gunshots around 6 p.m. and Secret Service agents urged reporters who were gathered outside on the North Lawn to run inside the press briefing room.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-5cb444\" class=\"body-graf\">The White House is on lockdown, and the Secret Service is posted just outside the room with guns drawn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-e3df95\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260523-white-house-gunfire-ww-1546-ac6d39.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260523-white-house-gunfire-ww-1546-ac6d39.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260523-white-house-gunfire-ww-1546-ac6d39.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260523-white-house-gunfire-ww-1546-ac6d39.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260523-white-house-gunfire-ww-1546-ac6d39.jpg\" alt=\"A secret Service agent holding a rifle on the grounds of the White House.\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">An armed Secret Service agent outside the White House on Saturday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-e547f8\" class=\"body-graf\">President Donald Trump is in the White House. Vice President JD Vance was confirmed to be at the White House earlier today, but it is unclear if he is still there or if he had left prior to the incident. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4680c7\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">The U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for information on the situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"articleDevelopingTag\" data-testid=\"article-developing-tag\">\n<p>This is a<span class=\"articleDevelopingTag__content--red\"> developing <\/span>story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-social-share-bottom\">\n<div class=\"styles_expandedBylineContributors__piAGv articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"styles_expandedByline__A_FvE article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image styles_thumbnail__LPjZA\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/julie-tsirkin-ncpn947511\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\" data-original-height=\"48\" data-original-width=\"48\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_46\/3669091\/241113-julie-tsirkin.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_46\/3669091\/241113-julie-tsirkin.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_46\/3669091\/241113-julie-tsirkin.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper styles_bio__hOj3l\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio styles_bio__hOj3l\">Julie\u00a0Tsirkin is a\u00a0correspondent covering Capitol Hill and the White House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"styles_expandedByline__A_FvE article-expanded-byline styles_noThumbnail__vMsPC\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\"><span class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--no-image styles_thumbnail__LPjZA\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper styles_bio__hOj3l styles_noThumbnail__vMsPC\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio styles_bio__hOj3l styles_noThumbnail__vMsPC\">Megan Shannon is an Associate Producer for the White House Unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"styles_expandedByline__A_FvE article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image styles_thumbnail__LPjZA\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/kyla-guilfoil-ncpn1307185\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\" data-original-height=\"48\" data-original-width=\"48\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_19\/3648065\/240510-kyla-guilfoil-mn-1115.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_19\/3648065\/240510-kyla-guilfoil-mn-1115.jpg 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_19\/3648065\/240510-kyla-guilfoil-mn-1115.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper styles_bio__hOj3l\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio styles_bio__hOj3l\">Kyla Guilfoil is a breaking news reporter on the politics team for NBC News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/gunshots-reported-near-white-house-rcna346671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0The White House is on lockdown after dozens of gunshots were heard nearby on Saturday evening. 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