Shooting in the White House Compound
TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Al Arabi TV, initial reports indicate that several gunshots were heard in the area surrounding area of the White House in Washington.
CNN reported that dozens of gunshots were heard near the White House, following which a security alert was declared and the area was closed.
According to this report, the US Secret Service forces were put on full alert, and a security emergency was declared.
American sources also announced that the US Secret Service moved the journalists present inside the press conference hall after hearing gunshots in the area.
Two people were injured in a shooting near the White House
BBC News reported that two people were injured in a shooting near the White House, one of whom is a suspect in the shooting.
Meanwhile, the director of the US FBI also announced that our forces are at the scene of the shooting on the White House grounds to provide support.
The US Secret Service also announced that the agency is fully aware of the shooting report near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest near the White House.
The Reuters news agency also quoted a US law enforcement official as saying that the suspect shot at police officers at a checkpoint near the White House.
The law enforcement official said: The situation at the scene is under control, and no security officers were injured.
The suspect in the White House shooting was killed
CNN reported, citing the US Secret Service, that the suspect in the shooting near the White House died of his injuries.
