An NBC News team at the White House heard between 20 and 30 gunshots around 6 p.m. and Secret Service agents urged reporters who were gathered outside on the North Lawn to run ins

The White House was locked down on Saturday evening after multiple gunshots were heard nearby, as journalists on the North Lawn were rushed inside.

Two people were shot and wounded in an encounter with Secret Service near the White House on Saturday, according to a law enforcement official.

Law enforcement authorities are responding to shots that were fired near the White House grounds, FBI Director Kash Patel said. Journalists working there Saturday reported hearing a series of gunshots and were told to seek shelter inside the press briefing room,

Law enforcement authorities are responding to shots that were fired near the White House grounds on Saturday, FBI Director Kash Patel said.

The White House is on lockdown after as many as 30 shots were reportedly fired Saturday near the executive mansion. Correspondents reported hearing multiple shots fired near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Several journalists at the White House have reported the sound of possible gunshots nearby. Footage shared by ABC News correspondent Selina Wang showed her taking cover as a volley of bangs could be heard ringing out across the White House's north lawn.

CNN reporters heard what appeared to be dozens of gunshots near the White House on Saturday, triggering a lockdown and a rapid response from the US Secret Service.