Overview
- A person approached a Secret Service checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW and opened fire shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday before agents returned fire and the suspect later died at a hospital.
- A bystander was struck during the exchange and authorities have not yet determined whether that wound came from the suspect or from return fire by officers.
- Officials and multiple reports identified the suspect as 21-year-old Nasire Best, who had prior encounters with the Secret Service including a 2025 arrest and a court-ordered stay-away from the White House area.
- The FBI Washington Field Office joined Secret Service investigators at the scene to process evidence, review surveillance and electronic devices, and probe motive and tactical responses.
- The episode follows other close calls this month and has prompted lawmakers and the White House to press for tightened perimeter access and potential security infrastructure changes around the presidential complex.