<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A White House reporter has posted a video showing the moment </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/gunshots-heard-near-white-house/e6e173b9-6d86-4e3c-8bbd-d4ad4c648666" rel="" target="_blank" title="gunfire began to ring out near the presidential residence"><span>gunfire began to ring out near the presidential residence</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Selina Wang, of ABC US, said she was recording a video for social media from the White House North Lawn when the disturbance began.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now," she wrote on X.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fedpols-new-polling-suggest-labor-returned-to-power-one-nation-opposition-coalition-wipeout/5195ebb6-915a-41d5-9490-11f06e0397c0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>One Nation would form federal opposition, Labor re-elected, according to new polling</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2058312115098697760" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wang and other White House reporters were filing copy and video after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-war-donald-trump-says-peace-imminent-in-post-after-call-with-middle-east-leaders/05f9da87-615e-45ac-8e5d-00bb8e2c37f7" rel="" target="" title="US President Donald Trump announced a peace deal with Iran was nearly complete"><span>US President Donald Trump announced a peace deal with Iran was nearly complete</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"President Trump has said a deal is close only for the two sides to remain far apart," Wang says in the partially captured sentence she posted online, as loud gunshots are heard toward the end of her speech.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Midway through saying "apart", Wang drops to the ground, as does the person holding the camera.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/white-house-shooting-moment-reporter-ducks-for-cover/70e0e28a-5bad-41ac-bfd5-95aea31e8f3f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-war-donald-trump-says-peace-imminent-in-post-after-call-with-middle-east-leaders/05f9da87-615e-45ac-8e5d-00bb8e2c37f7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump drops Iran war peace deal bombshell</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another voice is heard yelling "No, no," in the background.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reporters were all rushed to the briefing room and told to shelter in place as armed Secret Service uniform agents rushed to investigate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The White House was briefly locked down, but has since returned to normal. Trump, who was at the premises, did not immediately respond to the shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CNN has since reported two people were shot and wounded after Secret Service agents confronted somebody firing a weapon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>