President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew from a press conference Monday at the White House after a shooting outside the president's official residence.
As Trump made his presentation to reporters, a Secret Service agent approached him with a message and escorted him out of the room. Upon returning minutes later to the conference room, the president reported that there had been a shooting but that everything was "under control."
"There was a real shooting and someone was taken to the hospital," said Trump, who explained that government agents had shot a person who was apparently armed outside the fence of the White House. "It was the suspect who was shot," said the president.
Trump said he remained in the Oval Office under the cover of the Secret Service. The White House was closed so that no one could enter or leave.
The president praised the Secret Service staff for their work to keep him safe.