WASHINGTON — The White House was briefly locked down on Saturday evening after dozens of gunshots were heard nearby. The U.S. Secret Service said on X it was aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and is “working to corroborate the information with personnel on the ground.” An NBC News team at the White House heard between 20 and 30 gunshots around 6 p.m. and Secret Service agents urged reporters who were gathered outside on the North Lawn to run inside the press briefing room. The Secret Service was posted just outside the room with guns drawn. The lockdown was lifted shortly before 7 p.m. FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the FBI is on the scene and supporting the Secret Service. President Donald Trump is in the White House. Vice President JD Vance was confirmed to be at the White House earlier today, but it is unclear if he is still there or if he had left prior to the incident. The U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for information on the situation.
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