After a very busy day in Washington and at the White House, given the Saturday flurry of diplomatic activity over the announcement of a tentative Iran peace deal, but which is still awaiting word and some details from Tehran,a deadly shooting erupted just outside the White House, resulting in a massive security and response and presence.

President Trump was at the White House when at around 6pm ET the Secret Service responded in a hail of gunfireas 21-year-old Maryland man Nasire Best opened fire at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

The president is safe, and the emergency has been declared over.

Somewhere betweenapproximately 15 to 30 gunshotswere fired, according to CBS News, which spoke to local law enforcement. President Trump was at the White House during the incident,"but was not impacted,"the Secret Service spokesperson later announced.

A bystander was wounded, and thesuspect was hit by by Secret Service officers upon returning fire. The gunman was wounded and taken to the hospital, where helater died.

I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots. It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room where we are holding now.pic.twitter.com/iqdQwh4soq

CBS reports upon the suspect's name being identified that "According to the source, Best had a previous run-in with Secret Service in July 2025 in which he tried to gain entry to the White House and was arrested andsent to a psychiatric ward for mental health issues."

A complete White House lockdown as since been lifted. According to more emergingdetails:

The Secret Service confirmed a couple of hours after the shooting that the man had died after exchanging fire with its agents.

The man had approached a White House security checkpoint and pulled a gun from his bag before opening fire, according to the Secret Service. Law enforcement shot back and wounded the man, who was taken to the hospital where he died.

Source: ZeroHedge News