Multiple gunshots were reportedly heard outside the White House, triggering a massive security response as police officers and federal agents rushed to the area surrounding the presidential complex. President Donald Trump was reportedly inside the White House at the time of the incident. A suspect was killed on Saturday evening in Washington DC after he opened fire on Secret Service agents in the streets surrounding the White House. A volley of gunfire was first heard at around 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT), with journalists who were working at the White House forced to run for cover. The US Secret Service has since published a statement detailing the sequence of events. The statement said that a person had pulled a weapon from their bag in the vicinity of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and started firing on its agents. Secret Service police returned fire and struck the suspect. That person was then taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The Secret Service said a bystander was struck by gunfire, but did not offer any details on their condition. No Secret Service agents were injured. CBS has since reported that the suspect was Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was already known to the Secret Service. A source told the outlet that Best had been arrested in July 2025 after he tried to access the White House, and he was subsequently sent to a psychiatric facility. Post navigation RG Kar file sparks fresh trouble for Abhik De:Governor orders departmental probe; De seen in RG Kar seminar hall during ‘Abhaya’ incident CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke regains Instagram account:Shares follower data; Asks why Kiren Rijiju called 94% Indian followers ‘Pakistani’
