{"id":901,"date":"2026-05-24T03:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T03:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=901"},"modified":"2026-05-24T03:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T03:33:16","slug":"gunman-who-believed-he-was-jesus-christ-opened-fire-on-white-house-checkpoint-neutralized-by-secret-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=901","title":{"rendered":"Gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire on White House checkpoint, neutralized by Secret Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A crazed gunman who belived he was Jesus Christ pulled out a revolver and opened fire outside the White House Saturday night, before he was quckly taken down by a barrage shots from the Secret Service, sources said.<\/p>\n

Nasire Best, 21, fired at a checkpoint at about 6:10 p.m. after being seen pacing in a strange manner up and down 17th St. Northwest, sources told The Post. He only got off a few shots before he was shot and killed in a hail of bullets from federal officers.<\/p>\n

At least one bystander was hit and seriously wounded in the fusillade, the sources said.<\/p>\n

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Nasir Best, 21, opened fire on a White House checkpoint on Saturday evening.Obtained by the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dozens of gunshots were heard outside the White House on Saturday.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Secret Service agents observe the vicinity from the roof of the White House after shots were fired nearby.AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While a motive for the attack hasn\u2019t been confirmed, sources said Best is a mentally troubled individual who was well-known to the Secret Service for repeatedly loitering around various entry posts and who has violated a previous court order to stay away from the White House.<\/p>\n

\u201cFBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds \u2013 we will update the public as we\u2019re able,\u201d FBI Director\u00a0Kash Patel posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n