Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on gunshots heard outside the White House on 'The Big Weekend Show.'
Fox News has learned a male gunman armed with a pistol opened fire Saturday afternoon near the White House in Washington, D.C., engaging with the U.S. Secret Service.
Fox News Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reported that at about 6 p.m. local time, a gunman fired about three shots toward the executive mansion and Secret Service agents returned fire, according to a senior administration official with direct knowledge of the incident.
The White House was placed on lockdown, which was later lifted.
The shooting unfolded near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, prompting a lockdown that was later lifted, according to the Secret Service.
A nearby civilian on the street was shot in the exchange, and their condition is unknown, the senior official said.
An armed Secret Service agent reacts at the White House in Washington, DC, after gunshots were reportedly heard on May 23, 2026.(Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
As many as 30 shots were reportedly heard in the direction of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
The senior official said the suspect never got inside the general perimeter of the White House grounds.
All members of the Secret Service were reported safe.
Source: Drudge Report
