A man has shot at a Secret Service surveillance post, located outside the White House. The response of the agents was quick: they shot at him, who finally died, and at a pedestrian. No federal agents have been injured, according to sources close to the investigation speaking to CBS.
Thus, the White House has been temporarily closed after between 15 and 30 shots were heard, which were captured by press cameras that at that time were reporting to the media about progress towards a peace agreement between the United States and Iran. In the report by Selina Wang, from ABC, the scene has been captured, because at that time it was live for the network.
It is not known whether President Donald Trump was inside the White House at that time, but three hours earlier he had published on his Truth Social network that he was in the Oval Office along with Vice President JC Vance and other members of the cabinet, with whom he had met.
At the moment the investigation remains open
For their part, the journalists who were in the north garden were taken to the conference room and then evacuated. According to the secret service, the suspect approached the checkpoint, took a gun out of a bag and began shooting.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the media that agents were working to “corroborate the information with field personnel.” Authorities have confirmed in a statement that the Secret Service agency is aware of the shooting and will provide more details as more information becomes available.
Trump demands the construction of the White House ballroom
Trump has taken the opportunity to demand the construction of a large ballroom in the White House, which would include a security complex. This room is important not only to him, but to future presidents because it will be “the most secure space of its kind ever built in Washington. The security of our country demands it.”
The president intends to inaugurate it before the end of his term in 2029 and it has an estimated cost of between 170 and 350 million euros, according to the Administration itself. Spanning 8,200 square meters, it would have a drone base, a military hospital and research facilities.
This incident occurs just a month after the attempted attack on Donald Trump during the traditional White House correspondents’ dinner. Previously, in July 2024, a gunman opened fire on him during a rally in Pennsylvania and two months later a man was arrested after being discovered outside the golf course in Florida for trying to kill him.
