The White House has been placed on lockdown after multiple gunshots were heard nearby on Saturday evening.
Benjamin Alvarez, DW's Washington DC correspondent, said that there is a "heavy Secret Service, police, and National Guard presence at 17th and H Street NW," just outside the White House.
Police have cordoned off the area, the AFP news agency reported.
DC Police confirmed the Secret Service was on the scene and urged the public to avoid the area.
What do we know about the shooting near the White House?
