India, May 24 -- Sounds of gunfire were heard near the White House on Saturday, following which secret service personnel were seen present at the complex.

According to a law enforcement official, the US Secret Service shot a person near the White House after the gunfire incident, and a bystander was also shot, the Associated Press reported.

The incident took place at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, which is just outside the White House complex, a US Secret Service official told CNN. The suspect in the shooting is "down" and is being taken to a hospital, a US law enforcement official told Reuters news agency.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency personnel were on the scene and supporting the Secret Servic...