UPDATE 3: Here’s a photo of the suspect in custody (via Fox News TV):
UPDATE 2: Video below of Ed Henry’s report of what happened with the firecracker thrower.
UPDATE: Fox News reports that the Secret Service has informed them it was not a shooter, but rather someone throwing firecrackers onto the White House lawn:
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Ed Henry reporting that Secret Service have engaged and taken down a gunman at the White House:
heard shots outside wh gate —
— Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) September 16, 2013
i heard two pops like gunfire then a secret service officer engaged pic.twitter.com/y0ufb0GIok
— Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) September 16, 2013
Secret Service now clearing the entire North Lawn for safety pic.twitter.com/I8N8fGRUt6
— Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) September 16, 2013
Secret Service scattered all around & taking v seriously pic.twitter.com/6g3LxJc1qO
— Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) September 16, 2013