Overview
- The shooting took place Saturday evening near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW at an outer security checkpoint of the White House, where journalists on the North Lawn heard multiple detonations and were ordered to take cover.
- Secret Service agents returned fire after a person pulled a gun from a bag; the suspect was wounded, taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead, and at least one bystander was struck and transported for medical care.
- No Secret Service officers were reported injured and the White House confirmed President Trump was inside the residence and unharmed during the incident.
- FBI agents deployed to support the Secret Service and officials said the case remains an active investigation focused on the sequence of events, the suspect’s motive and background.
- Media outlets have identified the shooter as 21-year-old Nasire Best and reported prior encounters near the White House and mental-health history, a development that is likely to intensify scrutiny of perimeter screening, security procedures and access to firearms.