The suspect previously obstructed a White House entry lane in June of 2025 and told Secret Service agents he was Jesus Christ.
No Secret Service agents sustain injuries, but a bystander is wounded in the exchange of fire.
Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.
Police and security forces swarmed the area around the White House on Saturday evening after reports of shots fired. What appeared to be dozens of gunshots were heard, prompting a lockdown, CNN reported, as armed Secret Service agents moved through the North Lawn area. US President Donald Trump was at the White House at the time as he worked to negotiate a deal with Iran. 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...