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Part of Lafayette Park in front of the White House closed

WASHINGTON — A section of Lafayette Park in front of the White House is closed right now after a disturbance the Secret Service calls suspicious activity.

The Secret Service says one person is in custody.

Lafayette Park and the North Fence Line along Pennsylvania Avenue remains closed right now.

John Domen

John has been with WTOP since 2016 but has spent most of his life living and working in the DMV, covering nearly every kind of story imaginable around the region. He’s twice been named Best Reporter by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association. 

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