Suddenly the sound of gunshots echoed outside the White House and within seconds there was panic. Journalists tried to save their lives by lying on the ground, while Donald Trump was present inside. The Secret Service killed the gunman at the checkpoint. Viral videos, revelations of eyewitnesses and increasing security threat again shook America.
White House Shooting News: A terrifying scene was created outside the White House, the most secure center of American power, on Saturday evening when a gunman came very close to the security cordon and started firing indiscriminately. As soon as the sound of bullets was heard, there was a stampede among the journalists and tourists present in the complex. Secret Service agents took quick action and killed the attacker on the spot, but this incident has once again raised big questions on the security of the US President.
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Bullets echoed in front of the camera: When reporters had to take shelter
At around 6:00 pm on Saturday evening, when everything was normal near the North Lawn of the White House and the security checkpoint, suddenly the entire complex was shaken by the sound of gunshots. ABC News journalist Selina Wang was shooting a video inside the complex at the time. She was shocked when she heard the sound of bullets and immediately bent down to save her life. “It felt as if dozens of bullets had been fired,” he later wrote on social media platform X. Similarly, Julie Tirskin of NBC News and several other reporters fled in disarray to safe havens and press briefing rooms. “We heard about 20 to 25 rounds of gunfire, which at first sounded like firecrackers, and then everyone started running to save their lives,” said Reid Adrian, a Canadian tourist who was there.
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Weapon taken out from the bag and secret service’s deadly counterattack
According to officials, the attacker approached the White House security checkpoint with a bag. He suddenly took out a weapon from his bag and started firing targeting the security personnel. Seeing the seriousness of the threat, the ready agents of the US Secret Service responded in just a few seconds. In a quick encounter, agents killed the attacker on the spot. However, an innocent pedestrian passing by was also seriously injured in the crossfiring. Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi confirmed that President Donald Trump was present inside the White House during the entire incident and is completely safe.
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Second attack in a month and $400 million ‘drone-proof’ bunker
This horrific incident is shocking the security agencies because it happened exactly a month ago, on April 25, after an attempted attack on a hotel in Washington. At that time, an attempt was made to assassinate Trump for the third time during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Earlier, Trump has also been targeted at a rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024 and then at the golf course in West Palm Beach.
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In view of these continuous attacks on his life, President Trump has demolished the ‘East Wing’ of the White House and started construction of a special ‘ballroom’ and bunker there. In this ambitious $400 million ($400 million) project of New York real estate magnate Trump, a highly secure, “drone-proof” ballroom is being built and a six-storey underground structure below it, which will also include a state-of-the-art military hospital. At present, after this latest attack, the entire area has been converted into a cantonment and federal agencies are intensively investigating the matter.