According to reports, the Secret Service responded to ‘a man who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound along the north fence line of the White House,’ on Saturday.
First responders pronounced the man dead at the scene.
“We’re sheltering in place at the White House briefing room. A report of “shots fired” near North Lawn, per a U.S. Secret Service agent. Trying to learn more,” tweeted Geoff Bennett of NBC.
BREAKING: We're sheltering in place at the White House briefing room. A report of "shots fired" near North Lawn, per a U.S. Secret Service agent. Trying to learn more.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) March 3, 2018
DEVELOPING: Reports of shots fired near White House. People inside are sheltering in place https://t.co/vp8cJYstMp pic.twitter.com/FUHVlRw41o
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 3, 2018
DEVELOPING: Secret Service responding to "reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gun shot wound along the north fence line" of the White House. pic.twitter.com/FyyZ8C6tAB
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2018
Listen to NBC News reporter Geoff Bennett report live from the White House.
BREAKING: @GeoffRBennett reports live from the White House that he was advised by a Secret Service agent that they were investigating reports of shots fired. pic.twitter.com/lJmDUc5Qpj
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 3, 2018
CBS News cameraman Brian Fuss tells CBS that the White House is still on lockdown ‘but now they’ve allowed us up into the [press] briefing room.’
“We are on lockdown but now they’ve allowed us up into the [press] briefing room,” CBS News cameraman, Brian Fuss says from the White House. “It looks like the incident out on Pennsylvania avenue has quieted down.” https://t.co/xVqLfJ1YTj pic.twitter.com/xt2qbXk0h3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 3, 2018
President Trump is not at the White House, reports NBC.
President Trump is not at the White House, as he spends the weekend at his estate in south Florida.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 3, 2018