A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials.
The White House was briefly locked down on Saturday after a sustained volley of gunshots was heard by reporters for multiple outlets.
In a statement, the US Secret Service said that, shortly after 6pm local time, a man approached a checkpoint at a White House gate near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, took out a pistol and fired. Secret Service officers, who protect the US president and vice-president, returned fire, the agency said, “striking the suspect, who was transported to an
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