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Shooting near White House: Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service agents

Shooting near White House: Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service agents

Live coverage has ended on this page, but you can read the latest in our story here A suspect has been killed after opening fire on Secret Service agents outside the White House, the agency says A bystander was also injured in the shooting Footage shared by ABC News correspondent Selina Wang showed her taking cover as a volley of gunshots could be heard ringing out across the White House's north lawn The White House was placed under a lockdown, which has now been lifted President Donald Trump was in the White House during the incident, but "no protectees or operations were impacted," the Secret Service said Edited by Dulcie Lee and Tom Bennett in Washington DC A suspect was killed on Saturday evening in Washington DC after he opened fire on Secret Service agents in the streets surrounding the White House. A volley of gunfire was first heard at around 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT), with journalists who were working at the White House forced to run for cover. The US Secret Service has since published a statement detailing the sequence of events. The statement said that a person had pulled a weapon from their bag in the vicinity of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and started firin

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