Two people were shot and wounded in an “encounter with Secret Service” outside the White House, according to breaking reports from CNN.
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John Miller, the chief law enforcement analyst for CNN, said while speaking live on TV that law enforcement reported one person was “taken down” in the firefight.
Dozens of gunshots rang out just outside the White House on Saturday, with President Trump in residence at the White House, Miller said.
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Journalists heard the gunshots while outside the White House and were evacuated into the press briefing room. A lockdown on the White House was lifted a few minutes later. However, the reason for the shots was still unknown.
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