From Newsgroup: alt.law-enforcement
[This piece has been updated with new information]
Between 20 and 30 gunshots were reported outside the White House moments
ago.
The U.S. Secret Service rushed reporters to the briefing room.
The Secret Service said that a suspect approached a checkpoint near 17th
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and started firing at officers around
6 p.m.
The Secret Service returned fire and shot the suspect, who died at a
hospital. A bystander was also shot.
No Secret Service members were injured.
The news follows as President Donald Trump is reportedly trying to
finalize a peace deal with Iran.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/05/23/gunshots-reporte d-outside-white-house-secret-service-rushes-press-to-safety-n2676589
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