White House Firing: There was panic due to firing outside the White House, picture of the attacker surfaced; Who is the mastermind?

White House Firing Trump Safe As Secret Service Kills Attacker: Suddenly the sound of gunshots started echoing in America’s capital Washington on Saturday evening, creating huge chaos. This major incident happened at around 6 pm near the Secret Service checkpoint located in the 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue area. There a 21-year-old youth suddenly took out a pistol from his bag and started firing rapidly at the security personnel. Due to this sudden heavy firing, panic spread in the entire area and people started running here and there to save their lives.

According to eyewitnesses, this mad attacker fired at least 20-25 rounds at the security personnel. After this sudden deadly attack, the ready agents of the Secret Service immediately took up their position and took strong retaliatory action. This dangerous attacker was badly injured in the retaliatory firing by the security forces and died while being taken to the hospital. It is a matter of relief that US President Donald Trump, who was present inside the White House at the time of the incident, remained completely safe.

identity of the attacker

The attacker has been identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, who was originally from Maryland. Brave Secret Service agents killed him on the spot, thereby averting a major and serious accident. The administration and investigating agencies have immediately started an in-depth investigation of this matter.

It has been an important revelation in the investigation that Nasire Best had come under the radar of American security agencies many times before. In June 2025, he was also detained by the police for making open threats to Secret Service agents. Apart from this, in July 2025, he was also caught while trying to enter a highly secure restricted area.

mental state of the attacker

Officials clearly say that the 21-year-old man who carried out the firing was suffering from serious mental health problems. However, the real reasons behind why he did this fatal firing are still under investigation. Media reports say that he was mentally ill but this dreadful act has shocked everyone.

During this horrific firing, a civilian present at the spot also got badly injured due to the sudden bullet. Officials have not yet clarified whether he was shot by the attacker or in retaliatory firing. As a precaution, a Secret Service agent was also immediately taken to the hospital for first aid.

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Trump’s security and lockdown

US President Donald Trump was present inside the White House at the time of this heart-wrenching incident of firing. Seeing the seriousness of the threat, the security agencies immediately declared a strict lockdown in the entire area. Officials made it clear that this attacker could not reach the main security boundary of the White House at all.