The gunshots were fired at around 18:00 (23:00 BST), and the White House was placed under lockdown for around an hour.
The Oreshnik missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.
Watch coverage of the second Diamond League event of the season in Xiamen featuring Amy Hunt and Revée Walcott-Nolan.
Re-live Montpellier's crushing 59-26 win over Ulster in the European Challenge Cup final at San Mames Stadium, Bilbao.
Cyprus' parliamentary election dealt a blow to three centrist parties that supported president Nikos Christodoulides.
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