Dozens of gunshots rang out near the White House on the 23rd (local time), prompting the press pool to evacuate urgently and the White House to be locked down.
According to CNN, the U.S. Secret Service said it received a report of a shooting at the intersection of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW near the White House and is investigating.
As a result, reporters on the North Lawn of the White House evacuated quickly to the briefing room. A reporter at the scene said the gunshots seemed to come from the direction of the Eisenhower Executive Residence within the White House complex.
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