White House shooting: Suspect killed after shooting at Secret Service, reports say

WASHINGTON – A gunman was killed in a shootout with the Secret Service outside the White House on Saturday, after officials said he took out a gun and started firing at officers. 

What we know:

The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the area of 17th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue around 6 p.m. on Saturday.

According to the U.S. Secret Service, a person walked up to a security checkpoint, pulled a handgun out of his bag, and started firing at officers. 

Officers shot back, hitting the suspect. A bystander was also hit. 

Paramedics took the gunman to the hospital and later died, Secret Service confirmed.

Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday that the suspect has been identified as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland.

Big picture view:

The White House was briefly locked down after the shooting Saturday. President Donald Trump was inside the building when the shooting happened. Several journalists were also there as part of the press pool, sharing videos of Secret Service agents on the White House lawn in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

What we don’t know:

It’s not yet clear whether the bystander who was hit by gunfire was hit by the suspect or Secret Service agents returning fire.

Neither the suspect nor the bystander have been identified.

Local perspective:

The Metropolitan Police Department shut down several roads near the White House Saturday night, including Pennsylvania Avenue between 17th Avenue and 19th Street, NW, and 17th Street between I Street and N Street, NW.

FBI Director Kash Patel said on X Saturday that the FBI and the Secret Service have responded to the scene. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also responded to the scene to assist with the investigation.