A 21-year-old gunman was shot and killed by US Secret Service agents on Saturday evening after opening fire near a security checkpoint outside the White House. The incident sparked a massive emergency police response. While no Secret Service agents were injured in the exchange of fire, a bystander was wounded.
President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time of the attack, where he was working on a deal with Iran. He was not harmed during the incident.
Court records indicate the gunman was already known to the Secret Service, as he had previously attempted to enter the complex last summer. President Trump stated that the shooter had a violent history and a possible obsession with the White House.