A member of the Secret Service stops journalist from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nasire Best, 21, fired shots toward a White House security checkpoint Saturday evening and Secret Service officers returned fire, according to the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department. A bystander was struck by gunfire.
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U.S. Secret Service Police observe from the roof of the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington, after reports of shots fired near the White House. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)A secret service police officer runs at the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)U.S. Marshals and other police walk toward a crime scene after responding to reports of shots fired near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)U.S. Secret Service Police are seen on a crime scene after responding to reports of shots fired near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Evidence markers are seen on a crime scene after police responded to reports of shots fired near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)U.S. Secret Service Police place evidence markers on a crime scene after responding to reports of shots fired near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Police and members of the Secret Service block streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)An EMS kit and gloves are pictured on the ground where police and Secret Service blocked streets around the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)U.S. Secret Service Police examine and photograph evidence at a crime scene near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday, and a bystander also was shot, a law enforcement official said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)U.S. Secret Service Police examine and photograph evidence and shattered glass, seen right, at a crime scene near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday, and a bystander also was shot, a law enforcement official said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)U.S. Secret Service Police examine, measure and photograph evidence at a crime scene near the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday, and a bystander also was shot, a law enforcement official said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)A copper jacket of a bullet is found near the scene of a shooting close to the White House, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Bullet holes and shattered glass remain at The People’s House, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Washington after the U.S. Secret Service shot a person near the White House on Saturday. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Blue tape is pictured around a possible bullet strike near the shooting scene near the scene of a shooting close to the White House, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)People watch as U.S. Secret Service Police place crime scene tape after a copper jacket of a bullet was found near the scene of a shooting close to the White House, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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