The 21-year-old man shot and killed after opening fire on U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday was a Prince George’s County resident, according to online records.
Following Saturday’s shootout, the Associated Press identified the suspect as Nasire Best. According to virtual records, Best lived in the Prince George’s County suburb of Glenarden with his family.
The shooting occurred near a White House security checkpoint shortly after 6 p.m., according to a social media post form the U.S. Secret Service, when Best allegedly “pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing.”
Secret Service Police returned fire, striking Best who was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased, the post said. The Secret Service said no officers were injured, but a bystander was struck by gunfire. The post also noted that President Donald Trump was in the White House during the incident but was not harmed.
A person by the same name as Best has three failure to pay rent cases for a dwelling in the Foundry by the Park Apartments in Dundalk from as recent as November, although The Baltimore Sun could not confirm if the cases are linked to the same person killed Saturday.
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