The gunfire on Saturday comes nearly a month after what law enforcement authorities said was an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on April 25 as he attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at a Washington hotel.

Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, recently pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to kill Trump and remains in federal custody.

Trump Event Shooting At Same Hotel Where Ronald Reagan Was Shot 45 Years Agohttps://t.co/2UfCO4wwEb pic.twitter.com/00RRGeGlSO

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Journalist Selina Wang, working with ABC News, was in the middle of recording a video from inside the White House when shots rang out. She was seen ducking for cover in a video.

I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now. pic.twitter.com/iqdQwh4soq

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Evidence of the shooting was visible on a sidewalk just outside the White House complex, where yellow crime scene tape snaked across the pavement and officers with the US Secret Service placed dozens of orange evidence markers on the ground.

Medical material, including what appeared to be purple surgical gloves and kits typically used by emergency medical personnel, were also seen.

The US Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday, and a bystander also was shot, a law enforcement official said.

Both individuals were said to be in critical condition, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.

Later, it was confirmed that the shooter who opened fire at a White House checkpoint died.