{"id":2606330,"date":"2026-05-23T22:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-shooting-near-white-house-identified-as-21-year-old-maryland-male\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T22:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:02:52","slug":"suspect-in-shooting-near-white-house-identified-as-21-year-old-maryland-male","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-shooting-near-white-house-identified-as-21-year-old-maryland-male\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in shooting near White House identified as 21-year-old Maryland male"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-in-shooting-near-white-house-identified-as-21-year-old-maryland-male%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House was placed in lockdown Saturday evening after two people were shot during an encounter involving the Secret Service. The alleged shooter was identified as 21-year-old Maryland man Nasire best and was later pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m. after being taken to the hospital. Authorities say a bystander was also struck by gunfire, while no injuries were sustained by officers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-half-of-us-voters-support-the-firing-of-leftists-celebrating-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk\/\" title=\"Over Half of US Voters Support the Firing of Leftists Celebrating the Murder of Charlie Kirk\">accused shooter reportedly<\/a> had a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a> and previously attempted to enter the White House in July 2025, leading to his arrest by the Secret Service. the House GOP and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lawmakers publicly condemned<\/a> the political violence, with leaders including NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov.Kathy Hochul calling for an end to such attacks.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI was supporting the secret Service on scene. President Donald Trump, who was at the White House at the time, had been briefed and was not affected. The incident occurred near Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street NW,and the lockdown was lifted just after 6:45 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> went into a lockdown Saturday evening after two people were shot in an encounter with Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect accused of opening fire on a Secret Service security booth has been identified as a 21-year-old Maryland man named Nasire Best, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/gunshots-heard-outside-white-house-male-suspect-taken-down-by-secret-service\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a>. He was pronounced dead <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretSvcSpox\/status\/2058341552234115202\">by the Secret Service<\/a> shortly after 8 p.m. after being taken to the hospital. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Suspect in shooting near White House identified as 21-year-old Maryland male<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580469\/trump-ai-video-stephen-colbert-dumpster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump posts AI-generated video of him throwing Stephen Colbert in dumpster<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580288\/trump-coined-dumocrat-hakeem-jeffries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he coined \u2018dumocrat\u2019 after watching Hakeem Jeffries speak<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accused shooter has a history of mental health issues and \u201chad an incident with U.S. Secret Service in July 2025 in which he tried to gain entry to the White House and was arrested\u201d by Secret Service, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/white-house-gun-shots-north-lawn\/\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency confirmed a bystander \u201cwas also struck by gunfire\u201d during the shooting, and that no injuries were sustained by officers. The suspect\u2019s identity has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House GOP expressed \u201cEndless gratitude to the Secret Service for their immediate, heroic response\u201d in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HouseGOP\/status\/2058329170464162167\">a post on X<\/a>, adding that \u201cPolitical violence has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many other lawmakers condemned political violence in short statements on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2058347494480683174?s=20\">said<\/a> \u201cI\u2019m horrified that gunshots have been fired near the White House and grateful to the Secret Service for their swift response. There is no room for political violence in our democracy.\u201d Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/2058339288132047123?s=20\">also said<\/a> \u201cPolitical violence has no place in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2058318050240184514\">said <\/a>immediately after the incident the \u201cFBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds.\u201d About 20 to 30 gunshots were heard by reporters gathered on the North Lawn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> was at the White House at the time of the shooting, having just made an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4580792\/trump-iran-agreement-largely-negotiated-open-strait-of-hormuz\/\">announcement<\/a> about negotiations regarding the war in Iran. He has been briefed on the shooting and wasn\u2019t impacted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident comes less than a month after the shooting at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543512\/terror-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner<\/a> in late April. Two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3902614\/dc-national-guard-shooting-what-to-know\/\">National Guard members<\/a> were also shot near the White House in late November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4549857\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-america-gray-zone\/\"><strong>WHCA DINNER SHOOTING: AMERICA\u2019S GREY ZONE TURNS INWARD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/23\/politics\/white-house-area-gunshots\">CNN<\/a>, and the lockdown was lifted just after 6:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\">Secret Service<\/a> members cleared the lawn and told reporters to go to the White House Briefing Room upon the shots being fired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House lockdown after Secret Service shooting; suspect dead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2606331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26118788845047.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4837,39788,34946,38213,32127],"class_list":["post-2606330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-maryland","tag-police-investigation","tag-shooting-incident","tag-suspect-identified","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26118788845047.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606330"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606334,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606330\/revisions\/2606334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}