Trump rushed out of press briefing after Secret Service shoot ‘armed suspect’ outside White House

DONALD Trump was rushed from his press briefing as Secret Service shot an "armed suspect" outside of the White House.

The president was evacuated from the briefing room just minutes into his conference on Monday afternoon.

When he returned, Trump told reporters that someone had been shot outside of the White House.

The president said that the suspect was shot by law enforcement and rushed to hospital, but would not specify if they were male or female.

He added that "from what I understand" the suspect was armed.

Trump said he was escorted to the Oval Office by the agent. The White House was placed on lockdown following the incident.

The shooting took place near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the White House, two sources with knowledge of the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly about it told The Associated Press.

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