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Reporter scrambles as gunshots heard near White House
ABC US reporter Selina Wang was recording a video for social media when gunshots erupted near the White House.
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[The New York Times] Gunshots Reported Near White House, F.B.I. Says Gunfire was reported near the White House on Saturday evening, according to the director of the F.B.I. and a witness. ” Allison Robbert, a photographer for The New York Times, said that about 20 to 30 gunshots were heard from the north lawn of the White House.
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“Journalists heard it from outside the press room and were ushered inside by Secret Service,” she said in a text message. It was not immediately clear what had led up to the gunfire or where exactly it had happened. Selina Wang, a senior White House correspondent for ABC News, posted a video on social media of her recording a report when what sounds like gunfire can be heard in the background.
She is about three seconds into the recording when the noises are heard, and she heads to the floor for cover. “I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots,” she wrote on X. “It sounded like dozens of gunshots.
” This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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[The Sydney Morning Herald] Reporter scrambles as gunshots heard near White House ABC US reporter Selina Wang was recording a video for social media when gunshots erupted near the White House.
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[Axios] Gunfire reported near White House Saturday night Gunshots rang out near the White House Saturday night, per multiple reporters who were on the grounds at the time. The big picture: The incident, which happened while President Trump was at the White House, comes four weeks after a gunman allegedly attempted to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
's wedding in the Bahamas on Saturday, but said Friday he would stay at the White House amid talks to end the Iran war. Driving the news: Local and national TV correspondents who were at the White House reported hearing multiple shots, and being told by the Secret Service to take shelter.
