A suspicious package near the White House grounds has put the building on lockdown, reports say.
According to the Secret Service, the agency, the package was found near the White House. and the North Lawn has been closed. Roads around the White House have also been closed.
More on this as it develops.
.@SecretService investigating suspicious package near @WhiteHouse grounds. Road closures in effect.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 28, 2017
BREAKING: Secret Service investigating suspicious package near White House grounds. North Lawn still closed. Road closures in effect.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) March 28, 2017