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Secret Service Investigates Reports of Shots Near White House
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By Reuters
Published 3 weeks ago on
May 23, 2026

A visitor walks past the White House and a new flag pole installed on the North Lawn in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 19, 2025.(Reuters/Nathan Howard)

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The U.S. Secret Service on Saturday said it was aware of reports of shots fired in Washington, D.C., at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW near the White House and was working to corroborate those reports with personnel on the ground.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI was on scene supporting the Secret Service.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto)

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