- The incident happened at the fence at the North Lawn on Saturday at noon
- Secret Service agents say the person shot themselves at the scene
- No one else was injured but staff inside were told to shelter in place
- The president is in Mar-a-Lago for the weekend and was not there at the time
The White House was put in lockdown on Saturday after a man shot themself outside at the North Lawn.
The Secret Service tweeted on Saturday that they were responding to the incident which occurred shortly after noon.
Media which were in place there tweeted that they were being told to shelter until further notice.
This was the scene outside the White House on Saturday amid reports that shots had been fired on the North Lawn
‘We’re sheltering in place at the White House briefing room.
A report of “shots fired” near North Lawn, per a U.S. Secret Service agent.
‘Trying to learn more,’ tweeted NBC’s White House correspondent Geoff Bennett.
The president is at Mar-a-Lago for the weekend.
‘Secret Service personnel are responding to reports of a person who allegedly suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound along the north fence line of White House.
‘No other reported injuries related to the incident,’ the Secret Service tweeted.
The president has been in Mar-a-Lago with the First Lady and his son Barron since Friday.
The Secret Service tweeted about the incident shortly after noon on Saturday
The president is in Florida. He played golf on Saturday morning and is pictured returning to Mar-a-Lago afterwards