Nasire Best, as he has been identified to the BBC by Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department, previously obstructed a White House entry lane in June of 2025 and told Secret Service agents he was Jesus Christ. Best is accused of firing shots outside the president's home just after 18:00 EST (23:00 GMT) on Saturday - reporters filming outside ducked and ran for cover inside. US President Donald Trump was at the White House but was unharmed. Moment ABC reporter hears gunshots and ducks for cover near White HouseCourt documents show that during a June 2025 incident with the Secret Service, Best, of Dundalk, Maryland, told agents he wanted to be arrested. Despite having a mental evaluation, a month later in July, he again tried to access the White House. Best was arrested by Secret Service agents after that second incident and charged with unlawfully entering a federally controlled property, according to court records. He was released after being arraigned on the unlawful entry charge, but in August of 2025, he failed to appear for a status hearing, the documents show. That led to a no-bond bench warrant, allowing law enforcement to arrest him. Then on Saturday, less than a year later, he reappeared outside the White House and began firing at a Secret Service checkpoint at the intersection of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Secret Service officers posted on the corner returned fire, striking the gunman. Best was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A bystander was also shot and seriously wounded, but was in stable condition as of Sunday. It's not clear how the bystander was shot. No officers were injured in the attack. Trump was at the White House at the time, but officials said no "protectees" or operations were impacted. "Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House," Trump wrote on social media. The shooting occurred a month after a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, forcing a swift end to the event and forcing Trump to be escorted out by Secret Service as hundreds of attendees were evacuated. Trump to undergo annual medical exam ahead of 80th birthdayDeal with US not imminent, Iran saysThe US remembers its fallen with wreaths, bagpipes and salutesMore from the BBC6 days agoTrump: White House ballroom to be 'drone-proof' with military complexThe president, who claims the building is a ‘gift’ to the US, says it will include a hospital and research facilities. A castle visited by a young John F Kennedy may have shaped the White House during his presidency. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump. Other members of the Trump administration will step in to brief the press while Leavitt is on maternity leave. Cole Tomas Allen is now facing charges from a grand jury indictment, which supersedes his previous charges.
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