Law enforcement officers at Lafayette Park close the area to pedestrian traffic after a man shot himself near the north fence of the White House. A man apparently shot himself along the north fence of the White House midday, according to the Secret Service, which also said he was being treated for the wound. According to the Secret Service, just before noon the man approached the north White House fence, "removed a concealed handgun and fired several rounds, none of which appear at this time to have been directed towards the White House." (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post) 
 
 No one else was injured, the Secret Service said. D.C. police, who will lead the investigation, announced just after 2 p.m. that the man had died and that officers were working to notify his family. President Trump and the first lady were in Florida at the time and not at the residence, nor was any member of the first family. The president has been briefed," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said. The initial lockdown was partially lifted but reporters still aren't allowed to go to certain areas on the White House grounds. Philipos Melaku-Bello, who was manning a nearby peace vigil, said the gunman was standing just inside the sidewalk on Pennsylvania Avenue, across from Lafayette Square.
– A man fatally shot himself outside the White House on Saturday, the Washington Post reports. The Secret Service says no one else was injured. According to the Los Angeles Times, about two hours after it was reported the man was receiving medical attention police announced he had been declared dead. The incident happened along the White House's north fence line while President Trump was in Florida for the weekend. Police sealed off traffic on nearby streets, and reporters inside the White House were told to shelter in place, USA Today reports. A White House spokesperson says they are "aware of the incident" and "the president has been briefed." (A woman drove a vehicle into a White House barrier—apparently on purpose—late last month.)