BREAKING: WH Put On Lockdown After Reports Of Shots Fired

The White House was briefly placed on lockdown on Monday after a nearby officer-involved shooting triggered a rapid response from the United States Secret Service, sending staff and reporters scrambling for cover. Agents quickly secured the complex and moved members of the press into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room as a precaution while the situation unfolded just outside the perimeter. In an update, the Secret Service confirmed that personnel responded to an officer-involved shooting at 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. JUST NOW: “ALL CLEAR” given after reported “SHOTS FIRED” near the White House, resulting in reporters being moved into the briefing room — @HibaNasr President Trump had also just emerged for a small business event, and is 100% safe https://t