White House says Obama saddened by shooting at Holocaust museum, worried about injuries

Obama saddened by Holocaust shooting

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was saddened by a shooting at the Holocaust museum near the White House and is concerned about a guard who was reportedly injured.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he told Obama about the shooting on Wednesday afternoon. Gibbs later told reporters that he gave Obama the facts as they were known at the time, shortly after shots were fired.

Gibbs says White House officials are receiving regular updates from the FBI, the Homeland Security Council and the White House Situation Room.

Police say a gunman exchanged fire with security guards inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.