Two people have been shot and wounded by US Secret Service agents near the White House, which was briefly locked down due to the nearby gunfire this morning.
A law enforcement official told CNN officers from the Secret Service's uniformed division responded to a report of a person firing a weapon when the incident took place.
Trump is currently in residence at the White House, which was briefly locked down.
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That lockdown has since been lifted, CNN has reported.
Journalists reporting on US President Donald Trump's claim of a nearly finalised peace deal with Iran were rushed to the briefing room and told to shelter in place after the noises were heard.
"I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots," ABC US reporter Selina Wang posted on X.
"It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now."
A Secret Service official told CNN that the agency was investigating reports of shots fired at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, which is just outside the White House complex.
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Secret Service agents carrying rifles could be seen moving through the North Lawn area following the incident and blocking the White House press briefing room.
The Secret Service said it was "aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW" — one block from the White House — and was "working to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground".
In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel said officers were responding to shots fired and said he would "update the public as we're able."
The lockdown comes a month after the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where reporters and Trump administration officials ducked for cover as shots rang out.
The suspect in that shooting, Cole Tomas Allen, sprinted through a security checkpoint with a shotgun in hand, exchanging fire with Secret Service agents who chased behind him, according to security footage.
He has pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump and to other charges.
More to come.
– with CNN and Associated Press
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