Listen As Dozens Of Gunshots Erupt Near White House While President Is Inside

Dozens of shots were reportedly fired outside the White House on Saturday, prompting a lockdown as President Trump met with close advisers in the Oval Office.

Around 6 p.m., White House reporters on the North Lawn were hurried into the press briefing room after hearing what sounded like nearly 30 gunshots.

“I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now,” ABC reporter Selina Wang posted on X. 

I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now. pic.twitter.com/iqdQwh4soq

— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) May 23, 2026

A dramatic video showed U.S. Secret Service agents shouting at reporters to evacuate their camera positions.

Secret Service orders members of the press to abandon their reporting pods on the north lawn of the White House and go toward the briefing room after dozens of shots were heard nearby

Via @NewsNation https://t.co/XDPJhCybVP pic.twitter.com/rPTGsgCGZz

— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) May 23, 2026

Mike Davis, citing law enforcement, said the Secret Service shot two men outside the White House on 17th and Pennsylvania NW. 

Per law enforcement:

Secret Service shoots two men outside of White House on 17th and Pennsylvania NW.

— ???????? Mike Davis ???????? (@mrddmia) May 23, 2026

The shooting came roughly an hour after President Trump announced that a deal aimed at ending the conflict with Iran was close to being finalized.

The Daily Wire reached out to the U.S. Secret Service and the local police department for more information.

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