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Report: Shots Fired Near White House (Updated)

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NBC Washington tweeted an hour ago that shots were fired near the White House. The president was not on the premises at the time, and witnesses reported seeing a driver jumping out of a vehicle and running from the scene of the crime.

Police are currently at the scene, and Constitution Avenue has been shut down between 15th and 17th streets. Fox News’ Ed Henry gave more details several minutes ago through his Twitter feed.

MyFoxDC reports that an automatic rifle has been found at the scene.

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  • Anonymous

    Tourists.

  • stepshep

    The official story conflicts with what @ShankarSharanya was tweeting. But maybe she was exaggerating. People on the internet do that often.

  • http://www.storminsmorningjava.blogspot.com/ stormin1961

    Are Holder’s drug cartel buddies returning his guns?

  • cry if you need me.

    hope they catch the basterd.  no matter your politics, nobody want to our POTUS or his family harmed in any way.

  • Anonymous

    I think POTUS is in Calif. or Hawaii.

  • Anonymous

    People on the internet exaggerate? Do tell!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Watson/100003136840215 James Watson

    White House Shots fired on Frinday Night News Updates, Photos Here: http://su.pr/6rYL2R

  • Anonymous

    Let me guess, the shooter shared a demographic trait with the current residents at 1600 PA Ave

  • http://twitter.com/madonnaring1 madonnaring

     
    What’s going at the White House…According to local reporter, there are no injuries in car chase shooting.. White House Shots fired recent updates and photos here http://tiny.cc/White-House-Shooting

  • Mr. Pennypacker

    I’m glad Baier is on the case because if CNN reported this they would transfer their news from their affiliate from Cairo.  International CNN is so far from the mainland they might as well be on another planet.  

  • http://gawker.com/5482474/the-mysterious-case-of-toure-praising-raped-slaves-for-seducing-massa Touré’s insane mf cousin Phd

    They need to tighten things up around the White House if someone can jump out of a car and take shots at it like that. Most of the times these people are loons but that doesn’t matter.

  • Anonymous

    Obviously, this calls for a drone strike.

  • http://twitter.com/ZackyBeatz %Zackyatz%Music

    lets not jump to conclusions… people are so biased these days.
    first reports suggest an issue between 2 cars, who happen to be near the White House..

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    The policy predates Holder.

  • lOP

    probably a left over tbag

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    It’s what happens when you have sleazy rap stars as guests at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Any word on where Lil’ Wayne or Jay-Z was tonight?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dee-Reilman/100000110227989 Dee Reilman

    ‘OWS’ that’s their style, not the TEA PARTY!

  • unmutual

    Must be OWS. Gunshots have been their forte lately.

    If there is a poop on the White House front lawn then we can be sure it is them.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dee-Reilman/100000110227989 Dee Reilman

    Oh really? Obama already has LOTS of death threats!

  • http://www.scoamf.com/2011/08/hitler-realizes-obama-is-stuttering.html Unicon

    Holder’s implementation of it differs greatly. 

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    In what manner? Michael Sullivan, Bush ATF head, indicated on FOX that the operation was well within the authority of the ATF itself and did not rise to the level of DOJ (He should know, having run the “gunwalking” program “wide receiver” during the Bush years). If I am wrong, please educate me further with evidence of Holder’s complicity and misdirection.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    You lack Grace.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Those people criminals. They need to be locked up. I hope you agree.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    As of this moment, the Fox Nation finds the story “funny” above all other descriptions.
    http://nation.foxnews.com/white-house/2011/11/11/shots-fired-near-white-house

  • http://www.storminsmorningjava.blogspot.com/ stormin1961

    i guess we need to start calling this the “Geraldine Jones” presidency. instead of “the devil made me do it” they can all go around saying “George Bush made me do it”.
    http://youtu.be/5kaiLcwHXB4

  • Anonymous

    Yeah…because that has never happened with a white potus in the white house. 
    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121861&page=1
    Racist dbag. 

  • Anonymous

    Guffaw. Nice spin. 

  • Anonymous

    I may not agree with this administration on MANY things but I want my president safe.

  • Anonymous

    It should be noted that outside of the Beltway/lobbyist scene, D.C. proper is not the nicest of cities (to put it mildly.) 

  • Robert Bayden

    Are you saying the shooter was a hip hop artist?

  • Robert Bayden

    What?! No that is Tea Party MO bringing firearms to their rallies. Derp

  • Robert Bayden

    Obscure reference was ineffective

  • Robert Bayden

    I read Obama was in Ca, so the shooter was way off. FAIL

  • Robert Bayden

    Yes definitely do not condone violence

  • Robert Bayden

    FYI the shooting in Oakland was not related to Occupy Oakland

  • Anonymous

    I thought guns were illegal there.  Sounds like they let them have them anyway.  When are they going to get the laws they need?

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  • Anonymous

    OBAMO-ville is one of America’s most crime-ridden cities, everyone agrees. OBAMO is probably proud of that because he can demand mo’ GUV-MINT programs to ‘solve’ the ‘crisis.’

  • doug daluga

    Never miss a chance to be an idiot, do you?

  • doug daluga

    Saw a lot of guns at T-bag rallies, none at OWS.

  • Moderate

    Another typical Friday night in a Liberal voting city.

  • Moderate

    Both are a group of undisciplined potheads, same thing.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Currently “inspiring” is in the lead.

  • Anonymous

    lol

  • http://www.scoamf.com/2011/08/hitler-realizes-obama-is-stuttering.html Unicon

    Tell that to the guy who got murdered at Occupy Oakland.

  • Anonymous

    Two major differences I can cite is that the Mexican government was officially informed of the operation beforehand and that the Mexican authorities were notified of the guns and where they would be illegally transported across the border.

    The program was stopped when it became obvious that the Mexicans were not reliable  in intercepting the guns at the border due to corruption.

    “Senators Charles Schumer and Dianne Feinstein tried to link
    discredited gun walking tactics to the earlier Bush-era Operation Wide
    Receiver,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “Blaming Bush is ‘so
    yesterday’, while their gun control agenda is on tap for tomorrow.”

    Texas Sen. John Cornyn revealed the stark differences between Wide
    Receiver, conducted with the full cooperation of the Mexican government,
    and the Obama administration’s Operation Fast and Furious, done
    specifically without the knowledge of Mexican authorities, or our own officials assigned to Mexico City.”

    http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/42170

    There is good reason that the Holder apologists have become silent on that old reliable “Bush did it first” Dem meme.

  • proud2teabagu

    Because the guns at Tea party rallies were legal and carried by licensed people. The guns at vagrant mobs are hidden and carried by dopeheads. Understand now Skippy?

  • proud2teabagu

    Liar.

  • Robert Bayden

    Stereotype much?

  • Tim Tebow

    Stop with the facts; they will find no pruchase in a GOP brain.

  • Kid Dynamite

    The only Flip people know today is Flip Romney.

  • cdnhawk

    Let me guess, you are a racist.

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