[UPDATE: MAN DEAD] – Shots fired near White House north lawn

by The Right Scoop

There’s a report of shots being fired near White House north lawn. The Secret Service is now investigating…


We’ll have more as it develops…

UPDATE: It appears self-inflicted…



UPDATE: It’s a male victim:

UPDATE: Shelter in place lifted; also Trump is at Mar-a-lago:

UPDATE: The man who shot himself has died:

At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line. The subject is deceased. The subject approached the vicinity of the North White House fence line and removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds, none of which appear at this time to have been directed towards the White House.

The President and First Lady were not in the White House at the time of the incident.

The Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department will be the lead investigative organization for this shooting, supported by the U.S. Secret Service Washington Field Office and other law enforcement organizations. No other persons were injured as a result of this incident to include Secret Service and responding law enforcement and medical emergency response personnel.

Note: The deceased has been identified by Secret Service and MPD authorities – name intentionally withheld pending next of kin notifications.


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