US law enforcement agencies are responding to reports of more than 30 gunshots fired near the White House.

A suspect is “down” and was transported to George Washington Hospital, an unnamed law enforcement official told the Reuters news agency on Saturday. He did not ⁠specify the suspect’s condition ⁠or how he was brought down.

The Associated Press news agency reported that the Secret Service shot a person near the White House, and that a bystander was also shot, according to an unidentified law enforcement official.

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

President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time. Police cordoned off access to the White House, and National Guard troops blocked reporters from entering the area in downtown Washington, DC.

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, DC, said more than 30 shots were heard from the White House North Lawn.

“The White House is now surrounded by multiple emergency vehicles and agencies. We understand the president was in the Oval Office at the time. The shots were fired outside the White House, but the White House has not confirmed or let anyone know about the president’s condition at this time.”

Journalists who were on the North Lawn at the time said they were ordered to run and shelter in the press briefing room.

“While this has not been confirmed by the White House, bystanders and US media report a suspect approached the intersection of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,” reported Halkett.

“There, the suspect allegedly opened fire on the Secret Service security perimeter. An agent was stationed in the area, along with six or more Secret Service vehicles, conducting identification checks.”

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

[Aljazeera]

Shreyas Iyer’s first IPL entury helped Punjab Kings break a six-match losing streak and keep their playoffs hopes alive. PBKS are now in the top four and will remain there should Rajasthan Royals lose their final game of the season against Mumbai Indians. Also, for PBKS will hope Kolkata Knight Riders won’t win big against Delhi Capitals, who are now eliminated.

A weakened Lucknow Super Giants – they fielded only two overseas players in the XII, with Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram going home – were beaten with 12 balls and seven wickets to spare.

LSG had a hit-and-miss powerplay. Overs two, three and four produced just eight runs. Overs one, five and six produced 58 runs. Ayush Badoni walked in ahead of Rishabh Pant at No. 4, when the innings was going nowhere. Badoni himself was 2 off 5 before suddenly surging to 42 off 16.

Josh Inglis was 16 off 6 with four boundaries. From there, he made just 10 off the next 15 balls. Just when it looked like he had lost all form – including instances where his favourite ramps were failing him – the Australian batter found another high-scoring period, hitting 29 off nine balls. He brought up his fifty during this second burst and was largely the reason why LSG could get to a total of 196.

Yuzvendra Chahal was crucial to PBKS’ bowling effort. He dismissed Badoni, though credit for that should go to Prabhsimran Singh, who had the batter stumped with smart glovework. Badoni made the mistake of thinking the ball was dead as soon as he played and missed. It was not. Prabhsimran waited for the moment he knew was coming – Badoni resetting his position in the crease. Just as his back foot went up he flipped the bails off.

Pant, who began the season as an opener, then wanted to be LSG’s No. 3 spot, came in at No. 5 today. He faced 14 balls from Chahal and hit him for two boundaries. But the legspinner won the battle in the end, concentrating on keeping the ball wide of the left-hander’s reach. Chahal could have dismissed Pant for 20 off 19 had Iyer taken a simple catch at extra cover. But Iyer’s drop didn’t matter much, because Chahal still dismissed him on 26 off 22.

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