Update on Shooting Outside the White House
Here is an update.
-Around 6pm, Gunman approached White House gate on West Side
-Gunman brandished pistol, fired 3x toward White House
-Secret Service returned fire
-Gunman taken down
-Bystander on street also hit by gunfire
-Gunman never got in perimeter
🚨 UPDATE ON SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF WHITE HOUSE:
-Around 6pm, Gunman approached White House gate on West Side
-Gunman brandished pistol, fired 3x toward White House
-Secret Service returned fire
-Gunman taken down
-Bystander on street also hit by gunfire
-Gunman never got in… pic.twitter.com/WJdZx3qVAg— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 23, 2026
Here was a news crew on air at the time.
Tv pool note: “We are on lockdown.
WHNL was escorted off the lawn.
My correspondent heard multiple shots, from the EEOB side. USSS was heard being said get down.
More as we get it.”
Tv pool note: “We are on lockdown.
WHNL was escorted off the lawn.
My correspondent heard multiple shots, from the EEOB side. USSS was heard being said get down.
More as we get it.” pic.twitter.com/dRkMRbKBq3— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) May 23, 2026
Here is more footage from when the shots were fired.
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: Additional footage has emerged capturing the moment shots were fired outside the White House during a live broadcast with an anchor on air. https://t.co/IbkWfPGKAG pic.twitter.com/OXnUgkHNty
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 23, 2026