Gunman Who Opened Fire On The White House Dies in Gunfight With Secret Service

Democrat party of violence strikes again.

Image RELEASED of White House shooter Nasire Best, 21, who tried STORMING the grounds with a firearm and previously tried to gain entry. He was known to Secret Service and has violated a court order to stay away from the White House

BREAKING: About 30 shots fired outside the White House.

Secret Service reportedly rushed the press who were on the north lawn into the press briefing room.

ABC reporter Selina Wang was in the middle of filming when the shots rang out.pic.twitter.com/KvRZgbuXlm

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 23, 2026

BREAKING: The White House shooter has been identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best

“Best,” which is a misleading last name, had previously attempted to INFILTRATE the White House MULTIPLE times, per USSS

He’s now at the coroner’s office in a bag.

Good riddance. pic.twitter.com/8J25NHoVzZ

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 24, 2026

Gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire on White House checkpoint, neutralized by Secret Service

By Joe Marino and Daniel Cody, NY Post, May 24, 2026:

A crazed gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ pulled out a revolver and opened fire outside the White House Saturday night, before he was quickly taken down by a barrage of shots from the Secret Service, sources said.

Nasire Best, 21, fired at a checkpoint at about 6:10 p.m. after being seen pacing in a strange manner up and down 17th St. Northwest, sources told The Post. He only got off a few shots before he was shot and killed in a hail of bullets from federal officers.

At least one bystander was hit and seriously wounded in the fusillade, the sources said.

While a motive for the attack hasn’t been confirmed, sources said Best is a mentally troubled individual who was well-known to the Secret Service for repeatedly loitering around various entry posts and who has violated a previous court order to stay away from the White House.

“FBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds – we will update the public as we’re able,” FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X.
Trump says gunman who opened fire at White House checkpoint had ‘possible obsession’ with executive mansion

“I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots,” said Selina Wang, a senior ABC White House correspondent.

“It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now.”

Secret Service quickly put the White House on lockdown and told reporters to gather on the north lawn and to run into the press briefing room. After about half an hour, the lockdown was lifted. The shots rang out a little less than two hours after President Trump announced on Truth Social that he was in the Oval Office working on a peace deal with Iran.

Best, who was taken down by members of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, had previously been involuntarily committed on June 26 for obstructing vehicular traffic at 15th Street and E Street NW, before being arrested again on July 10 for Unlawful Entry.
“[Best] claimed he was Jesus Christ and that he wanted to get arrested,” court records of the incident said.

While it wasn’t known if the shooting has any political motive, leaders from both sides of the aisle voiced condemnation of political violence after the incident, which is only the latest gunfire in the proximity of President Trump in recent weeks.

Saturday’s incident marks the latest flashpoint in a volatile wave of domestic political violence.