A member of the Secret Service stops journalists from leaving the White House, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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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5:27 PM on Sunday, May 24
By JOSE LUIS MAGANA, ALEX BRANDON and ROD LAMKEY, JR.
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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