US President Donald Trump's press conference was interrupted after just a couple of minutes by the Secret Service, which ushered him out of the briefing room amid reports of shots fired outside the White House.
Armed Secret Service police were seen patrolling the grounds of the presidential residence on Monday afternoon, as puzzled reporters were ordered to leave the briefing room. Multiple outlets reported two "loud pops" outside the White House.
"It was a shooting outside the White House," Trump said after the press conference resumed, thanking the Secret Service for its quick reaction. One person was taken to the hospital, in unknown condition.
According to multiple reporters, the incident took place on 17th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, near the Old Executive Office Building. Trump said that law enforcement shot a suspect.
Trump press conference interrupted after shots fired outside White House
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