{"id":2613593,"date":"2026-06-12T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bystander-shot-during-secret-service-incident-was-a-soldier\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:24:01","slug":"bystander-shot-during-secret-service-incident-was-a-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bystander-shot-during-secret-service-incident-was-a-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"Bystander shot during Secret Service incident was a soldier"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbystander-shot-during-secret-service-incident-was-a-soldier%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=2613593&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 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 bystander who was struck during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a>-involved shooting near the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> last month has been identified as a soldier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 25-year-old victim, Benjamin Del Real, was shot near a Secret Service checkpoint on May 23. He was touring <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington<\/a> as the gunfight broke out. It remains unclear if he was wounded by a bullet fired by the now-deceased suspect or a Secret Service agent.<\/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\/crime\/4606576\/dead-dozens-injured-active-shooter-midland-texas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>1 dead and dozens injured in active shooter situation in Midland, Texas<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4606230\/three-teenagers-arrested-navy-yard-chipotle-brawl\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DC police arrest three teenagers involved in Navy Yard Chipotle brawl<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4606128\/volunteers-search-nancy-guthrie-remains-mexico-border-anonymous-tip\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Volunteers search for Nancy Guthrie remains near Mexico border after anonymous tip<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clifford Law Office, the Chicago-based law firm representing Del Real, provided its client\u2019s identity to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/bystander-shot-near-white-house-is-army-soldier-with-severe-injuries-attorney-says\/4115977\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/bystander-shot-near-white-house-is-army-soldier-with-severe-injuries-attorney-says\/4115977\/\">NBC4 Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this time, we are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and gathering all available facts,\u201d attorney Joseph Murphy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cliffordlaw.com\/clifford-law-offices-retained-by-victim-in-secret-service-involved-shooting\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cliffordlaw.com\/clifford-law-offices-retained-by-victim-in-secret-service-involved-shooting\/\">said in a statement<\/a> Friday. \u201cWe will continue to work with the appropriate authorities to determine exactly what occurred and to ensure a full and accurate understanding of the events that led to our client\u2019s severe injuries. Our primary focus remains on our client\u2019s recovery and well-being. As additional information becomes available, we intend to provide further updates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Real is still recovering from his injuries after they required surgery, according to the law firm. He was reportedly in critical condition after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on information from multiple sources, the local news outlet that reported the story understands Del Real may have been shot in the abdomen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Secret Service has not confirmed whether the soldier was shot by the suspect or an agent returning fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nasire Best, a 21-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"49\">Maryland<\/a> resident, started the shooting on a Saturday evening after pulling his weapon from a bag. Agents fired back and killed him. About 20 to 30 gunshots were heard by reporters gathered on the White House North Lawn that night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best had a documented history of run-ins with police and exhibited mental health problems. He had a previous encounter with the Secret Service in July 2025 when he approached the White House, claiming to be Jesus Christ. He was arrested then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580811\/white-house-lockdown-gunshots-heard-reporters\/\">SUSPECT IN SHOOTING NEAR WHITE HOUSE IDENTIFIED AS 21-YEAR-OLD MALE: REPORT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of the shooting, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> was at the White House. He was not injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident happened weeks after a gunman allegedly intended to target Trump and others at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1617\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> dinner in late April. Cole Allen, 31, was quickly apprehended before he could get into the Washington Hilton ballroom, where the press event was being held. The WHCA dinner has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4591254\/white-house-correspondents-association-redo-dinner-july-24\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4591254\/white-house-correspondents-association-redo-dinner-july-24\/\">rescheduled<\/a> for July 24, this time at the Waldorf Astoria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bystander who was struck during a Secret Service-involved shooting near the White House last month has been identified as a soldier. The 25-year-old victim, Benjamin Del Real, was shot near a Secret Service checkpoint on May 23. He was touring Washington as the gunfight broke out. It remains unclear if he was wounded by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2613594,"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\/06\/AP26144599577719.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2613593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26144599577719.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613593","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2613593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2613594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2613593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2613593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}