Two people shot and wounded in an encounter with Secret Service near White House
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BREAKING: Two people were shot and wounded in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official. The incident occurred near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest. The law enforcement official said officers from the Secret Service's uniformed division responded to a report of a person firing a weapon when the incident took place. CNN reporters heard what appeared to be dozens of gunshots near the White House, triggering a lockdown and a rapid response from the US Secret Service. The Secret Service said the agency was investigating reports of shots fired at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, which is just outside the White House complex. Members of the press corps on the North Lawn were rushed into the White House briefing room. Inside the White House, reporters were told to shelter in place as Secret Service agents shouted "get down" and warned of "shots fired." Secret Ser
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