A man has been taken into custody after causing a lockdown at the White House in Washington, the US Secret Service said.

White House is on lockdown, press has been ordered inside. Sounds like there might have been a suspicious package left on Pennsylvania Ave, though that is unconfirmed at this time. pic.twitter.com/6P7k8Z9tXA — Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) June 19, 2019

Washington DC police told The National that the Secret Service responded to a suspicious package in Madison Place Northwest and Pennsylvania Avenue.

The US Secret Service said on Twitter that about 2.45pm, a man dropped a backpack and tried to jump a bike rack along the pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue.

He was immediately taken into custody by Secret Service uniformed division officers.

At approximately 2:45 pm an individual dropped a backpack and attempted to jump a bike rack along the sidewalk on Pennsylvania Ave. The individual was immediately taken into custody by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers. — U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) June 19, 2019