The Secret Service launched an investigation after shots rang out near the White House late Saturday night while President Donald Trump was inside the executive mansion for the Easter weekend.
Officers rushed to the area surrounding Lafayette Park just after midnight on Sunday following reports of gunfire, the Secret Service said in a statement obtained by CBS News. A sweep of the park and nearby streets turned up no suspect, and no one was injured, the agency said. Investigators are now hunting for a vehicle and a person of interest while coordinating with U.S. Park Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
Trump was at the White House overnight per his official schedule, WTOP reported. The agency’s chief of communications, Anthony Guglielmi, said in an X post that security around the executive mansion had been reinforced, but day-to-day operations continued without interruption. Several blocks in Northwest D.C. were temporarily sealed off, including portions of H Street, I Street, and 16th Street, according to WTOP. Those restrictions were lifted before 8:30 a.m.
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