rich 1.0 (WASHINGTON)— A uniformed Secret Service officer shot a person who drew a weapon just outside the White House Friday afternoon, a U.S. law enforcement official said Friday. The shooting happened within view of sightseers outside the front of the building, near sidewalks crowded with families, school groups and government workers. The White House was briefly placed on a security alert. TIME's Top Stories https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/21969869/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/4594200/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>