The shots fired near the White House on May 23, 2026, were from a 21-year-old man named Nasire Best from Maryland Why it happened Mental health / delusions Secret Service and law enforcement sources said Best had a documented history of mental health concerns. He believed he was Jesus Christ and had been acting erratically before the shooting, pacing up and down 17th Street NW in a strange manner.The President was Inside.

2. Fixation on the White House*: President Trump later said on Truth Social that Best had a possible obsession” with the White House

3.The immediate action*: Best whipped out a revolver at a security checkpoint outside the White House and started firing toward the checkpoint. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers returned fire and killed him.There’s no indication it was politically motivated or part of a larger plot. Law enforcement characterized it as an incident involving a mentally ill individual with a fixation on the White House who opened fire at a checkpoint.One bystander was also wounded during the exchange of gunfire.

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