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Secret Service: Man shoots himself outside White House, Trump out of town

The White House went on lockdown for the second time in barely a week Saturday, with a report of shots fired at the White House North Lawn. President Trump is currently in West Palm Beach.
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The US flag over the White House in Washington, DC, flies at half-staff on September 11, 2015, on the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — Medical personnel are treating a male gun shot victim after he shot himself outside of the White House, according to the Secret Service and D.C. police. President Trump is in Florida on Saturday and not at home.

Police have sealed off traffic on streets near the White House, and Pennsylvania Avenue has been shut to pedestrians. Officers with rifles are patrolling the area.

The president spent the morning at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Saturday and will spend the early afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump is expected to return to Washington D.C. Saturday evening to attend the Gridiron Dinner.

Reporters at the White House said they were told to shelter in place.

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