Man Fires Several Rounds Near White House Before Shooting Himself

Daily Mail: White House is put in lockdown and staff are told to take shelter after man shoots himself dead at the North Lawn, with President Trump and Melania away in Mar-a-Lago

* The incident happened at the fence at the North Lawn on Saturday at noon
* Immediately, journalists tweeted that they had been told to shelter in place
* The Secret Service announced minutes later that a person had shot himself
* The man has not yet been identified and police continue to work at the scene
* The president was not inside at the time - he and Melania were in Mar-a-Lago
* Trump is on his way back to Washington DC to attend the Gridiron dinner

The White House was put in lockdown on Saturday afternoon after a man shot himself dead at the North Lawn.

The shooting happened at around noon and sparked panic inside as staff were told to shelter in place.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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