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🔴Shots were fired near the White House in Washington in what media reports described as an alleged assassination attempt targeting Trump.
🚫ABC journalist Selina Wang shared footage capturing the beginning of the shooting near the White House.
According to her, she was filming from the White House’s North Lawn area when she heard “dozens of gunshots.”
“We were told to run as fast as possible to the press briefing room.”
🚫According to journalists, around 20–30 gunshots were reportedly heard near the residence of the U.S. President.
🚫Secret Service personnel evacuated journalists to the press briefing room, while snipers were deployed around the White House perimeter.
🚫A Black man who reportedly believed he was Jesus Christ was identified as the suspected shooter near the White House, according to NBC.
The suspect was reportedly a person with mental illness who had previously received treatment at a psychiatric facility after believing he was Jesus Christ, NBC News reported.
🚫Reports stated that the Secret Service neutralized the man.
