{"slug": "gunshots-heard-near-white-house", "title": "Gunshots heard near White House", "summary": "According to an NBC News report from May 23, 2026, dozens of gunshots were heard near the White House on Saturday evening, prompting an immediate lockdown of the complex. Reporters on the North Lawn were rushed inside by Secret Service, and NBC News correspondent Julie Tsirkin witnessed the incident firsthand.", "body_md": "Trump speaks with Israel’s prime minister on potential Iran agreement\n00:57\nGood News: Students pay tribute to retiring bus driver\n03:01\nSevere weather disrupts holiday weekend travel\n01:47\nTrump Trump says agreement on Iran war ‘largely negotiated’says agreement on Iran war ‘largely negotiated’\n02:35\nNew concerns over use of A.I. to draft police reports\n02:08\nState of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident\n01:53\nGreat Americans: A conversation with Lt. Colonel WIlliam Swenson\n03:40\n911 call reveals details before Kyle Busch’s sudden death\n02:22\nPentagon releases newly declassified UFO files\n01:30\nTrump’s intel chief Tulsi Gabbard steps down\n01:48\nFirefighters injured in shipyard explosion\n01:07\nHealthcare CEO apologizes for coverage problems\n03:15\nTrump faces GOP resistance on compensation fund, ballroom money\n02:01\nStudents who covertly embody college mascots reveal identities at graduation\n01:28\nNASCAR star Kyle Busch dead at age 41\n01:08\nDOJ reveals criminal charges over $90 million in alleged Medicaid fraud in Minnesota\n01:25\nU.S. officials to divert and screen passengers coming from Ebola affected countries\n02:11\nSevere storms threaten holiday travel\n02:08\nJustice Department charges Raul Castro with murder\n02:36\nWeekend Nightly\nGunshots heard near White House\n01:27\nCopied\nDozens of gunshots were heard near the White House Saturday evening, putting the White House on lockdown. Reporters at the North Lawn were rushed inside by Secret Service. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin witnessed the incident.May 23, 2026", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gunshots-heard-near-white-house", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/video/gunshots-heard-near-white-house-263861829945", "published_at": "2026-05-23 23:09:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-23 23:35:14.927061+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": [], "entities": ["White House", "Secret Service", "NBC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gunshots-heard-near-white-house", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gunshots-heard-near-white-house.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gunshots-heard-near-white-house.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gunshots-heard-near-white-house.jsonld"}}