Posted on 05/24/2026 5:09:22 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News Digital the male gunman who allegedly opened fire with a pistol Saturday near the White House in Washington, D.C., and was fatally shot by the U.S. Secret Service, has been identified as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland.
At about 6 p.m. local time, the suspect allegedly approached a Secret Service checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, removed a weapon from his bag and began firing at posted officers, a Secret Service spokesperson said.
Best, who allegedly had prior encounters with the Secret Service and a history of mental health issues, fired about three shots toward the executive mansion before he was taken down by Secret Service agents, according to a senior administration official with direct knowledge of the incident.
The White House was placed on lockdown, which was later lifted.
As many as 30 shots were reportedly heard in the direction of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
The senior official said the suspect never got inside the general perimeter of the White House grounds.
Best was detained by the Secret Service on June 26, 2025, for flagging down agents and making threats, and again on July 10, 2025, for entering a restricted area, Fox News has learned.
All members of the Secret Service were reported safe, though one uniformed agent was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
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“The senior official said the suspect never got inside the general perimeter of the White House grounds.”
…that’s comforting to know. I would hope to hell not
Well if it’s the same SS that fired at the correspondents dinner suspect not hitting the perp then I can see why they needed to fire that many shots. Probably only hit him once or twice.
Definitely not “Jesus Christ”. Just another two-bit Soros actor staging an assassination.
Dead is good no more taking them alive
Is there any word about the bystander? One source said he had died, but others say there is no word..............
Agreed.
The good thing about the Secret Service’s method of handling these left wing Luigi dicks is that some “judgey” won’t be letting him go.
I haven’t heard anything about that yet
Tried, convicted and punished, good riddance.
Why are so many of the maniacs walking around on our streets black? I’m talking here about Los Angeles where I live. It’s uncanny how many there are. Some have committed horrific, random attacks and murders of innocent people simply out walking. Where do these men come from??
“Tried, convicted and punished”
The Judge Dredd model.....I like it! 👍
I suspect they now know if the go to a woke city that there’s less chance of conviction and incarceration.
Well, at least some of the bullets apparently hit Nasire, since he was taken to the hospital before being pronounced dead.
At least one bystander was also hit by gunfire, although reports did not specify whether the bullet came from Nasire or someone else.
I would imagine if the bystander had died the lib media would already be spinning it....probably as the SS being a bunch of poorly trained loose cannons with no restraint.
So no news is good news I guess.
Not too stupid and not too crazy.
Figured how to beat the nation’s strictest gun laws to get hold of a gun and ammo.
Since the perp got perforated, I’m going to assume he was the one who shot the bystander.............
When it was reported that the perp fired 3 shots but around 30 shots were heard, I commented to the wife that the dude better be dead else a lot of SS people will be living at the target range for the next few weeks.
Thirty shots? I’m curious how many hit their target. I suspect not many.
Yes, indeed. Out of the new cycle by the end of the day - if it isn’t already.
Kudos to those news outlets that published his photo - as many of them wouldn’t.
He’s already been declared “mentally ill” - and he did save us drawn out court proceedings and housing him in one of Uncle Sam’s federal pens - although I think he would have been assigned to a mental institution - and then quietly released after a few years, deemed “stable” to re-enter.
society.
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