A major security scare unfolded near the White House on Saturday evening after multiple gunshots were heard close to the presidential complex, prompting an immediate lockdown response from law enforcement agencies and forcing journalists covering the White House to run for shelter. The US Secret Service shot down a person near the scene while a bystander was also struck during the chaos.

Law enforcement authorities are responding to reports of shots fired near the White House. Journalists working there on Saturday evening reported hearing gunfire and were told to…

CNN reporters heard what appeared to be dozens of gunshots near the White House on Saturday, triggering a lockdown and a rapid response from the US Secret Service.

The FBI and Secret Service are on scene, says FBI chief Kash Patel.