Gunshots heard outside White House, male suspect taken down by Secret Service

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The White House was placed on lockdown Saturday after shots were fired near the executive mansion, prompting a response from the U.S. Secret Service. A male suspect, identified by multiple Fox News Digital sources as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland, was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service agents at about 6 p.m. ET Saturday after he allegedly opened fire with a pistol near a White House checkpoint. President Donald Trump was unharmed inside the White House, and the gunman never breached the grounds' general perimeter. An adult civilian bystander was shot during the gunfire exchange, and one U.S. Secret Service agent was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Best had prior encounters with the U.S. Secret Service on at least two occasions in 2025, and a history of mental health issues, sources said. The FBI, ATF and Metropolitan Police Department are assi