Trump was in the building at the time but the incident actually happen a way from the White House…
The shooter was shot dead and a bystander was hit…
Media people doing standup’s outside the building heard the gun shots and where hustled into the building by uniformed Secret Service cops…
A man who was already known to the U.S. Secret Service approached the White House complex on Saturday evening, took a gun out of a bag and opened fire before being shot and fatally wounded by Secret Service police officers.
A bystander was also struck by gunfire, the Secret Service said in a statement, though it did not give details on the nature or severity of the injuries. It was unclear who fired the shot that struck the bystander.
The gunman, who was identified by two officials with knowledge of the investigation as Nasire Best, 21, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No officers were injured, the Secret Service said….
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The shooting took place a little after 6 p.m. near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, at the northwestern corner of the White House grounds.
Mr. Trump, who was in the building at the time, had made it known on Friday that he would be spending the long holiday weekend at the White House.
In his social media post, Mr. Trump also appeared to renew his push for a proposed ballroom and security expansion at the White House, saying the episode underscored the need for “the most safe and secure space of its kind ever built in Washington.”
Within the last month, two people have been arrested after opening fire in the vicinity of top U.S. officials….
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