West Wing shooter and lockdown: an external violent threat forces the White House to pivot from normal operations to emergency containment — testing institutional security, command, and public messaging under duress.
West Wing shooter and lockdown: an external violent threat forces the White House to pivot from normal operations to emergency containment — testing institutional security, command, and public messaging under duress.
Events in This Arc
A late-night, joking card game in the locked press briefing room explodes into crisis when C.J. casually leans against the window and three shots ring out, shattering glass. Toby and …
While President Bartlet is on a diplomatic call with Russian President Chigorin, agents storm the Oval: three shots have struck the press briefing room. Ron Butterfield confirms a suspect and …
In C.J.'s office during the White House lockdown, C.J. corrals live, inaccurate coverage—correcting a reporter's premature ballistic claim and scripting a tight, time-stamped statement that confirms the President's safety and …