The gunman "pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing," according to the Secret Service statement. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect.

FBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media.

Anxious Republican lawmakers and White House aides worry that the billionaire president's focus on a vanity project does not play well with voters struggling to afford gasoline months before elections that will determine which party controls Congress.

A suspected gunman was shot and killed near the White House on Saturday evening during a confrontation with Secret Service agents. According to officials, a second person — described as a bystander — was also wounded.

Nasire Best was previously arrested outside the White House while “claiming he was Jesus Christ,” according to court records.

The U.S. Secret Service shot and killed a man who fired at officers at a security checkpoint near the White House, and a bystander was also struck by gunfire, officials said Saturday. Gunfire erupted about 6 p.

President Donald Trump said the gunman killed after opening fire near a White House security checkpoint had a “possible obsession” with the presidential residence. In a statement, the Secret Service said that the incident occurred shortly after 6 p.

The Secret Service says a gunman opened fire outside the White House on Saturday evening, targeting Secret Service officers. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports.