BREAKING: White House Placed on Lockdown After Secret Service Sh**ts Armed Man

This is a developing story.

This afternoon, the White House was placed on lockdown after an officer-involved shooting nearby.

President Trump is safe, and he is giving a speech as part of a small business summit in the East Room.

Take a look:

🚨 JUST IN: WHITE HOUSE ON LOCKDOWN after reports of "SHOTS FIRED" nearby, as President Trump takes the stage and is SAFE

Pray for 47 and the law enforcement who are responding 🙏🏻

Secret Service directed press off the North Lawn and into the briefing room, per NewsNation pic.twitter.com/tlOJilNV0L

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 4, 2026

Newsmax host James Rosen said the shots came from 15th and Independence near the White House:

BREAKING; Gunshots fired near the @WhiteHouse complex, at 15th and Independence. @SecretService locking down press office and other locations.

— James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) May 4, 2026

RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree says that Secret Service agents were forced to shoot a man who was armed with a gun:

🚨🚨BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service Uniformed Division officers shot a man who they thought might have a gun at the @WhiteHouse this afternoon before President Trump's press conference.

When the @SecretService officers confronted the man, it went sideways, and they ended… pic.twitter.com/KZwuZ6mcmB

— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 4, 2026

BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service Uniformed Division officers shot a man who they thought might have a gun at the @WhiteHouse
this afternoon before President Trump’s press conference.

When the @SecretService
officers confronted the man, it went sideways, and they ended up shooting him, sources in the Secret Service community told @RCPolitics.

All Secret Service officers are safe — but the man is down and in custody.

Update: I’m told the man did have a gun.

Secret Service confirmed in a statement:

U.S. Secret Service personnel are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. One individual was shot by law enforcement; their condition is currently unknown. Please avoid the area as emergency crews are responding. pic.twitter.com/LNUTL2F3gM

— U.S. Secret Service Office of Communications (@SecretSvcSpox) May 4, 2026

Reporters were evacuated by Secret Service during the incident.

CNBC’s Megan Cassella provided updates on the situation:

U.S. Secret Service just evacuated us from our camera position at the White House north lawn. We’re now gathering in the briefing room. No indication as to what’s going on pic.twitter.com/G49ZVayIHx

— Megan Cassella (@mmcassella) May 4, 2026

We’ve been cleared from the briefing room, back to our camera spot. No confirmation as of now as to what the threat was. Agents are still out pic.twitter.com/k6bwutWTyR

— Megan Cassella (@mmcassella) May 4, 2026

Here’s some more footage of the press being evacuated:

BREAKING: The White House is on LOCKDOWN following a SHOOTING nearby, with press being pushed into the briefing room

President Trump is SAFE, thank God 🙏🏻

This is happening FAR too often anymore.

You’d think the press would FINALLY realize their fake news is a clear and… pic.twitter.com/5cM0vcinhJ

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 4, 2026

JUST NOW – The White House is reportedly on lockdown after shots were heard just a few blocks away.

Reporters have been escorted into the White House briefing room. pic.twitter.com/y2hZi7hz80

— Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) May 4, 2026

We’ll continue to bring you further updates as more information comes in.

Please continue to pray for the safety of our president and all other elected officials.