US Secret Service Kills Gunman Who Opened Fire Near White House
US Secret Service agents shot and killed a gunman who pulled out a weapon and started firing at a White House security checkpoint near Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street Northwest on Saturday evening. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. when Nasire Best, 21, approached a gate on the west side of the White House brandishing a pistol and fired three times toward the building. Secret Service officers returned fire, striking the suspect who was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. A bystander was also struck during the exchange of gunfire, though it remains unclear whether that person was hit by the suspect's initial bullets or by the officers' return fire. The alleged shooter did not get inside the White House perimeter. No Secret Service officers were injured in the incident. President Donald Trump was inside […]