Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA bystander who was wounded in a shooting near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday night is in serious but stable condition.The suspect in the shooting, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best from Dundalk, Maryland, was fatally shot by US Secret Service officers after he began firing towards the checkpoint.The unidentified bystander sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and is currently in serious but stable condition, though it remains unclear how they were hit.President Donald Trump was in the White House during the shooting and thanked officers for their swift response in confronting the suspect. In his remarks about the shooting, he advocated for his proposed ballroom on the White House campus, for which he is seeking $1 billion in congressional funding.Best had a prior encounter with law enforcement near the White House in July, where he attempted to enter the grounds, failed to comply with officers' commands, and claimed to be Jesus Christ.In fullBystander wounded in shooting near White House remains in serious conditionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Correspondents stationed near the White House said they heard what appeared to be repeated gunfire on Saturday, triggering an immediate security response around the grounds.

WASHINGTON -- The US Secret Service fatally shot a man near the White House on Saturday after he approached a security checkpoint and opened fire on officers, according to US…

After a gunman opened fire near the White House, several people expressed fears for President Donald Trump who was inside when the incident unfurled.

Nasire Best was identified by multiple news reports as the suspect in the shooting outside the White House on Saturday.

A man opened fire at a White House checkpoint on Saturday evening. Officers returned fire, shooting the suspect who later died. A bystander was also hit by gunfire. The suspect…

White house shooting: A gunman was shot and killed by Secret Service agents after opening fire outside the White House on Saturday evening. The incident, which occurred near 17th…

Gunman killed after opening fire near White House; bystander wounded, complex briefly locked down while President Trump was inside as Secret Service responds.

White House Shooting Breaking news. Who was Nasire Best? A shooting incident near the White House perimeter has concluded with the suspect, identified as Nasire Best, dead. A…

A gunman allegedly opened fire near the western perimeter of the White House Saturday evening while President Donald Trump was inside, prompting widespread prayers for his safety.

Nasire Best, a 21-year-old from Maryland, was fatally shot by Secret Service agents after opening fire near the White House

Secret Service identifies 21-year-old Nasire Best as the armed suspect shot dead after opening fire near a White House security checkpoint in Washington, DC.

Officers returned fire and hit the suspect – named as Nasire Best (21), who later died in hospital

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No Secret Service agents sustain injuries, but a bystander is wounded in the exchange of fire.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump thanked the Secret…

The gunman who opened fire at the White House this weekend before being fatally shot by Secret Service officers has been identified as Nasire Best.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating to determine who shot the bystander, who underwent surgery, and how many bullets were fired.

The bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S.

The victim was hit as a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House

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