Dozens of shots fired outside Oval Office, WH on lockdown – One America News Network

May 23, 2026 Jenna Lee US 0

An armed Secret Service agent reacts at the White House in Washington, DC, after gunshots were apparently heard on May 23, 2026. Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on the evening of May 23 after reports of shots fired, AFP journalists said. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Jenna Lee
4:25 PM – Saturday, May 23, 2026

Two individuals were wounded during a confrontation with the Secret Service just outside the White House grounds on Saturday, a law enforcement official confirmed.

Reporters from CNN heard what sounded like dozens of gunshots near the White House on Saturday, which triggered a lockdown and an immediate response from the U.S. Secret Service.

The Secret Service was investigating reports of shots fired just outside the White House complex at the former of 17^th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, according to a Secret Service official.

Press corps members were rushed into the White House briefing room from the North Lawn. In the White House, Secret Service agents shouted “get down” and warned of “shots fired” to reporters to shelter in place. According to one reporter, the sounds appeared to come from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building side of the White House complex.

Secret Service agents could be seen carrying rifles moving through the North Lawn area after the incident and blocking the White House press briefing room.

President Donald Trump was at the White House when the shots rang out.

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