Gunfire Near White House Under Secret Service Investigation

The Secret Service said it is investigating gunfire near the White House that occurred on Sunday.

According to CBS News, officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after midnight “in the vicinity of Lafayette Park.”

Lafayette Park is located directly north of the White House.

No injuries were reported, and no suspect was located.

Late-night shooting near the White House puts Secret Service on heightened alert https://t.co/beaEJW7Vd2 pic.twitter.com/2Mjq3jimxu

— New York Post (@nypost) April 5, 2026

CBS News shared further:

President Trump is in Washington and is hosting a family Easter dinner at the White House on Sunday. White House operations remain normal, though a heightened security posture is in place, the Secret Service said.

Road closures were initially in effect adjacent to the park. Chief of Communications for the Secret Service Anthony Guglielmi said in a post on X after 8 a.m. that the closures had been lifted.

“Secret Service Police, in coordination with the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police, are actively seeking a possible vehicle and a person of interest. Our investigation is active,” the Secret Service stated.

We are investigating overnight gunfire in the area of Lafayette Park in conjunction with @DCPoliceDept and @usparkpolicepio. Anyone with information is urged to call DC Police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411 pic.twitter.com/AAUJd8Wt7L

— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) April 5, 2026

More from the New York Post:

Lafayette Park has been fenced off for weeks because of ongoing renovations.

Trump remained at the White House this weekend. On Sunday, his motorcade did a tour around Memorial Circle, where he intends to build an “Independence Arch,” and he went to Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.

The only major event on his schedule Sunday is a private family Easter dinner at the White House.

The shooting near the White House is just the latest security scare in recent weeks. Last weekend, authorities scrambled an F-16 fighter jet at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, where Trump has his Mar-a-Lago residence, after losing contact with an aircraft in the area.

Air Force One was stationed at the airport at the time of the incident, though Trump was away on his golf course. Neither the president nor the presidential plane was in danger, the White House and Secret Service said.

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