"Meredith, who was calling in to the show and was not on camera, also saw members of the Secret Service with their weapons in ready position. Fox's cameras showed the officer on the lookout and holding his gun, while others moved around, and a handful of troops stood nearby. A few police SUVs blocked access to a road intersecting with Connecticut Ave., and some yellow caution tape was blocking some of the sidewalk."
"The shooting happened in a non-residential area, he noted. It's about as commercial and government as you can get, where the shooting happened, he said, with a number of lobbying firms nearby. His report came about 25 minutes after the White House went into lockdown following reports that two National Guard troops were shot nearby. President Donald Trump was in Florida for Thanksgiving when the shooting happened, Hasnie said."
Two National Guard troops were shot near a downtown D.C. Metro station located about three or four blocks from the White House. Four other troops stood nearby, appearing stunned and trying to understand what happened to two colleagues. Secret Service agents were positioned with weapons ready, and several federal and local law enforcement officers, plus a Fire Department truck, responded at the scene. Police SUVs blocked access to a road intersecting Connecticut Avenue and yellow caution tape restricted parts of the sidewalk. The area was commercial and government-heavy with lobbying firms nearby. The White House went into lockdown about 25 minutes after the shooting; the two Guardsmen were critically wounded.
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