# Shots fired at White House checkpoint, suspect killed 2026-08-08T06:53:06+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday is dead after Secret Service officers returned fire, the agency said. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, was shot after drawing a weapon from his bag near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. EDT. He died at a hospital. This is the third shooting near President Donald Trump in the past month, following incidents at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in April and near the Washington Monument earlier in May. The District of Columbia court records show Best was arrested in July 2025 for trying to enter another White House checkpoint without authorisation, claiming he was Jesus Christ. A pretrial stay-away order was issued, but a bench warrant followed for noncompliance after he missed a subsequent hearing. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: Donald Trump, Secret Service, security checkpoint, shooting, Washington DC, White House Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shots-fired-at-white-house-checkpoint-suspect-killed/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shots-fired-at-white-house-checkpoint-suspect-killed/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.