Overview

• At around 11:30 a.m. on July 15, agents secured the North Lawn after an object was tossed over the perimeter fence.
• Members of the press were directed into the James S. Brady Briefing Room and sheltered there until an all-clear at 11:56 a.m.
• Officials later identified the object as likely a mobile phone and confirmed there were no injuries or active threats.
• Pennsylvania Avenue and adjacent Lafayette Park were closed off briefly as a precaution during the lockdown.
• President Trump’s schedule proceeded without delay and no one has yet been charged in connection with the incident.