Bystander in serious condition after shooting outside White House
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A bystander was seriously but stably wounded by gunfire during a shooting at a White House checkpoint, where 21-year-old Nasire Best fired at Secret Service officers before being fatally shot.
- The incident occurred early Saturday evening while President Donald Trump was inside the White House; Best was pronounced dead at a hospital after officers returned fire.
- This marks the third shooting near President Trump in the past month, following previous attacks at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and near the Washington Monument.
- Trump commented on the shooting via Truth Social, suggesting the suspect had an obsession with the White House and promoting his proposal for a $1 billion secure ballroom addition to the White House campus.
- Best had a prior arrest near the White House last year for attempting to enter the grounds and exhibiting erratic behavior; his mother expressed disbelief over the shooting and described him as nonviolent.