WASHINGTON — A 21-year-old man armed with a pistol opened fire Saturday evening near a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House, prompting officers to return fire and fatally shoot him before he could reach the secure perimeter.
The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on May 23 at the checkpoint located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. According to officials, the suspect, identified as Nasire Best of Maryland, approached the security post, retrieved a handgun from a bag, and began shooting. Uniformed Secret Service officers quickly engaged the suspect, striking him multiple times. Best was transported to George Washington University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
