{"id":2633346,"date":"2026-07-21T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soldier-hit-by-stray-bullet-outside-white-house-says-hes-suing-secret-service\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T19:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:38:14","slug":"soldier-hit-by-stray-bullet-outside-white-house-says-hes-suing-secret-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soldier-hit-by-stray-bullet-outside-white-house-says-hes-suing-secret-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier hit by stray bullet outside White House says he&#8217;s suing Secret Service"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fsoldier-hit-by-stray-bullet-outside-white-house-says-hes-suing-secret-service%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=2633346&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>A soldier, Private first Class Benjamin Del Real Jr., was injured during a White House incident in May when a gunman opened fire on Secret Service agents. Del Real was hit in the stomach by a stray bullet amid the exchange of gunfire and has undergone multiple surgeries.He plans to sue the Secret Service for $25 million under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging negligence and failure to protect bystanders.The incident occurred while Del Real was visiting Washington, D.C., with his family, and the shooter, Nasire Best, was killed. Investigations by the Metropolitan Police are ongoing, and it remains unclear whether the bullet that hit Del Real came from a Secret Service weapon.The case highlights concerns about law enforcement response and the safety of civilians during such events.  <\/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\">A soldier who was hit by a stray bullet during an exchange of fire between the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\">Secret Service<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shootings\/\">gunman<\/a> outside the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> is suing the agency over his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pfc. Benjamin Del Real Jr., a 25-year-old active-duty soldier, was struck in the stomach during an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4554457\/white-house-lockdown-shooting-secret-service\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4554457\/white-house-lockdown-shooting-secret-service\/\">incident at the White House <\/a>in May when a gunman fired at Secret Service personnel, resulting in an exchange of fire between agents and the suspect.<\/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\/justice\/4657875\/peter-navarro-contempt-of-congress-conviction-upheld-by-appeals-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Peter Navarro contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4658031\/white-house-secret-service-shooting-lawsuit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Soldier hit by stray bullet outside White House says he\u2019s suing Secret Service<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4657280\/appeals-court-overturns-ruling-releasing-pro-palestinian-activist-mohsen-mahdawi\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court overturns lower court ruling releasing pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Real plans to pursue a lawsuit for $25 million under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which allows individuals to sue the federal government for personal injury. He filed a personal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/injury\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1100\">injury<\/a> claim notice on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Del Real and his attorney, Joseph Murphy, allege the Secret Service agents were negligent in their response to the gunman and failed to protect him and other bystanders adequately. Murphy framed the incident as agents \u201cfalling well short of their training\u201d to neutralize targets without injuring civilians nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metropolitan-police-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10597\"> Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> is still investigating the incident, and a ballistics report has not yet determined if the bullet that hit Del Real was from a Secret Service weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scene unfolded while Del Real was visiting Washington, D.C., with his family and stopped by the White House to take pictures around 6 p.m. Murphy explained that Del Real saw the shooter approach Secret Service agents and fire off several rounds before agents returned \u201ca hail of gunfire.\u201d The gunman, 21-year-old Nasire Best, was killed in the exchange.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Del Real acted quickly to get his father to safety, he was struck in the stomach,\u00a0causing him \u201clife-threatening injuries,\u201d Murphy said. Del Real has undergone two surgeries as a result of his injuries and is set to have a third next month. The bullet was removed from his body, as well as parts of his digestive system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having enlisted in the Army just a year and a half ago, Del Real said he is concerned about the future of his career given his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4657226\/officer-stop-correspondent-dinner-attack-award\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4657226\/officer-stop-correspondent-dinner-attack-award\/\">OFFICER WHO STOPPED WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 ASSOCIATION DINNER ATTACK TO RECEIVE AWARD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately following the incident, Del Real\u2019s injury was not specified by the Secret Service, but Deputy Director Matt Quinn said investigators believed a bystander was struck by the suspect\u2019s fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Secret Service spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the agency does not comment on pending litigation. The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia was also contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soldier injured at White House sues Secret Service over gunfire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2633347,"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":[33651],"tags":[4585,34163,12900,65483,32127],"class_list":["post-2633346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-lawsuit","tag-secret-service","tag-soldier","tag-stray-bullet","tag-white-house"],"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\/2633346","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2633346"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633349,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633346\/revisions\/2633349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2633347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2633346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2633346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2633346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}