In a day of tragedy in the nation's capital, and with everyone understandably on edge especially around the White House, things just keep getting weirder:
Fox News reports gunshots heard near the White House in Washington DC
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) September 16, 2013 [7]
BREAKING: White House locked down in security alert: witnesses
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) September 16, 2013 [8]
Photo: Officers take down suspect after report of shots fired outside White House (FNC) pic.twitter.com/FKfPimthRq [9]
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) September 16, 2013 [10]
However, there is good news: it was only firecrakers this time:
- RTRS - U.S. SECRET SERVICE SAYS A MALE THREW FIRECRACKERS OVER WHITE HOUSE'S NORTH FENCE LINE, SAYS THERE WERE NOT SHOTS FIRED
- MAN ARRESTED FOR TOSSING FIRECRACKERS OVER WHITE HOUSE FENCE:AP
According to preliminary reports the male in question was not Larry Summers.