After the gunshots began the U.S. Secret Service engaged with the suspect and fired at the person, according to two senior officials briefed on the matter.
Those officials say that there doesn’t appear to be any injuries to Secret Service agents..
The Secret Service said on X it was aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and is “working to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground.”
Reporters were sent scrambling during live reporting on Iran..
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A person approached the checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, pulled a gun out of his bag and started shooting at officers, according to a Secret Service statement posted on social media. Officers returned fire and shot the suspect, the agency said.
A bystander was also struck by gunfire, but it was not clear how badly the person was hurt, according to a separate Secret Service statement cited by multiple news outlets. The statement said it was not clear who fired the shot that hit the bystander.
