Gunshots heard outside White House, male suspect taken down by Secret Service ^2%

Fox News - By Alexandra Koch, Michael Sinkewicz, Michael Ruiz, Paul Mauro - 5/23/2026, 11:17 PM

Appeal to Authority 13.6% - Appeal to Emotion 9.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 7.1%

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... more