A shooting outside the White House on Saturday briefly locked down the presidential complex and disrupted a critical weekend of negotiations around a potential US-Iran peace agreement. 

The incident came just hours after President Donald Trump claimed a deal to end the war with Iran had been “largely negotiated.”

According to the Secret Service and multiple US media reports, a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW shortly after 6 p.m. ET. Secret Service agents returned fire, wounding the suspect. A bystander was also reportedly injured.

NEW: The suspect in the shooting near the White House is dead, and one bystander was wounded, according to the White House. FOX News' Alex Hogan breaks down the moments leading up to the incident. pic.twitter.com/w7SGNBj17K

The White House North Lawn was evacuated as reporters were rushed into the press briefing room. Journalists on-site described hearing between 15 and 30 gunshots. The lockdown was lifted less than an hour later.

The FBI is assisting the Secret Service investigation. Authorities said the suspect had previously been subject to a “stay-away order” connected to the White House area. No motive has been officially confirmed.

The security scare unfolded during one of the most politically sensitive weekends of Trump’s presidency. 

FBI is on the scene and Secret Service is responding to shots near the White House grounds.

The President is currently at the White House.

I was in the middle of taping from the White House North Lawn when I heard what sounded like dozens of gunshots fired nearby.

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Earlier in the day, Trump announced that a framework agreement with Iran was nearing completion and said reopening the Strait of Hormuz was part of the negotiations.

The proposed deal is being mediated in part by Pakistan and Gulf states following months of conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February. However, key disagreements reportedly remain over sanctions relief, Iran’s nuclear program, and long-term enforcement terms.

🇮🇱🇮🇷 Channel 14 in Israel reports the framework as: Iran opens Hormuz with no fees, the U.S. transfers zero money to Iran, sanctions stay except some oil easing, 60 more days for nuclear talks, and Lebanon included.

Now compare.

Iranian state media said Iran keeps full control… https://t.co/Pu8lvRdm7z pic.twitter.com/fdCrBwukkb

Saturday’s shooting also adds to growing security concerns around Trump and the White House. 

The incident follows the April 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and another armed confrontation involving Secret Service agents near the National Mall earlier this month.

Financial markets initially reacted positively to Trump’s Iran comments earlier in the day, with Bitcoin rebounding from a one-month low below $75,000 and several altcoins rallying sharply. However, the White House shooting injected fresh uncertainty into an already tense political environment.

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