DEVELOPING: Possible Explosive Device Found Near White House, ‘Incredible Police Presence”

There are reports coming from journalists, and breaking on social media, about a possible explosive device discovered near the White House this afternoon.

Secret Service as well as Capitol Police and Bomb Squad units have reportedly responded.

There is very little news coverage at the moment, as the information is just breaking.

Journalist Eric Daugherty shared this video from the scene:

🚨 BREAKING: Secret Service, D.C. police investigate possible explosive device near the White House – ABC7 pic.twitter.com/cLP3QLGsdj

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 3, 2025

There is an ‘incredible police presence’ being reported by Tom McCullough of the Next News Network on their X account:

🚨 BREAKING: Secret Service, fire trucks, and possible bomb squads swarm near Eisenhower building next to the White House! Suspicious package found—details murky. This is HUGE, folks! God bless our brave police and first responders, the thin blue line keeping America safe from… pic.twitter.com/Quox08CAIP

— Next News Network 🇺🇲 (@NextNewsNetwork) April 3, 2025

The U.S. Secret Service along with area law enforcement were investigating reports of ‘explosive ordnance’ found in the area of the White House.

Evacuations were ordered that included parts of the Treasury Building and Hotel Washington, according to local ABC News affiliate in DC:

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were investigating a report of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suspicious device in Northwest D.C., officials confirmed Thursday.

MPD officials said they responded to 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW for the report of an EOD. Evacuations were ordered as a precaution for parts of the Treasury Building and the Hotel Washington, according to the USSS.

According to the RawsAlerts post that first caught my attention, the White House and Ellipse areas are closed.

Roads are being blocked as the heightened security is put in place while authorities investigate:

🚨#BREAKING: The Secret Service along with bomb disposal squads, are investigating a possible explosive package device near the White House

📌#Washington | #DC

At this time, numerous law enforcement and government agencies, including the Secret Service and bomb squad, are on… pic.twitter.com/DLAPM5jBr6

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 3, 2025

Here is the full post from that RawsAlerts:

#BREAKING: The Secret Service along with bomb disposal squads, are investigating a possible explosive package device near the White House

📌#Washington | #DC

At this time, numerous law enforcement and government agencies, including the Secret Service and bomb squad, are on the scene responding to a possible explosive device near the White House and Treasury Building in Washington DC. The White House and Ellipse areas are closed off, and officials are asking the public to avoid the area as the investigation unfolds. Roads in the vicinity may be blocked, and heightened security measures are in place. This remains a developing situation.

White House Correspondent Alison Steinberg with Lindell TV shared a report from the scene a short time ago.

She reported that police had cordoned off the White House, with investigations ongoing into the suspicious package.

Here’s her report:

BREAKING: Suspicious Package Triggers Emergency Response Near White House

Secret Service, fire trucks, and possible bomb squads responded to a suspicious package near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

The area has since been reopened, but details are still developing.… pic.twitter.com/5tqHIdNVWv

— LindellTV (@RealLindellTV) April 3, 2025

As you heard from Alison’s report which included an update from just a few minutes ago, it appeared to her that the situation had settled down a bit.

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UPDATE [4:55PM CST] :  Oddly enough, there is very little follow-up information available at this time.

Normally you would expect some type of conclusive summary to show up across the media by now — and I can find almost nothing.

I did see that Andrew Leyden, a freelance journalist in DC, made the following two posts earlier today.

I am sharing his posts as tentative updates.  But while it is likely safe to assume that the first post, showing the bomb disposal robot, is probably related since the initial reporting included a bomb disposal unit…

I can not corroborate that these are related, and I do not know if the person arrested in his second post is indeed what led to today’s ‘incendiary device’ response.

Here are his two posts:

Police bomb disposal robot near the White House/Treasury building. pic.twitter.com/iLct5WNmu4

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) April 3, 2025

A man was arrested near the White House and his backpack and personal belongings resulted in a suspicious package call shutting down several streets for hours near the WH. pic.twitter.com/xdxcMqaKRC

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) April 3, 2025

This is still a developing story with the investigation presumably ongoing.

We’ll bring you updates as soon as more information becomes available.