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Secret Service patrols the White House grounds after reported gunshots. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Gunshots rang out near the White House Saturday night, per multiple reporters who were on the grounds at the time.

The big picture: Local and national TV correspondents who were at the White House reported hearing multiple shots, and being told by the Secret Service to take shelter.