CoinWorld News, on the afternoon of May 4th, the U.S. White House was briefly locked down due to a nearby shooting incident. The U.S. Secret Service issued a statement saying that agents had arrived at the scene of the shooting at the intersection of 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. One person was shot by law enforcement officers, and the specific details are not yet clear. The incident location is about one mile from the White House and near the Washington Monument. American media reporters stated that U.S. President Trump was inside the White House attending a meeting at the time and was not affected by the shooting. However, just a few minutes before Trump arrived at the East Room for the event, gunfire was heard, and the Secret Service urgently ordered media personnel to leave the White House North Lawn and enter the press briefing room.