DEVELOPING: Gunshots heard near White House. “The incident reportedly happened near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, which is the intersection just northwest of the White House.”
BREAKING: White House locked down after as many as 30 shots fired in vicinity.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 23, 2026
BREAKING: About 30 shots fired outside the White House.
Secret Service reportedly rushed the press who were on the north lawn into the press briefing room.
ABC reporter Selina Wang was in the middle of filming when the shots rang out.pic.twitter.com/KvRZgbuXlm
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 23, 2026
UPDATE:
Per law enforcement:
Secret Service shoots two men outside of White House on 17th and Pennsylvania NW.
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) May 23, 2026
UPDATE (8:25 PM):
Statement from @SecretService on the shooting near the White House, the gunman has died and a bystander injured:
“Shortly after 6:00 p.m. Saturday, an individual approached a Secret Service checkpoint in the area of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. A preliminary…
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) May 23, 2026