The incident unfolded on Saturday evening when a man identified by police as 21-year-old Nasire Best allegedly fired toward a security checkpoint near the White House. Secret Service personnel returned fire, striking the suspect, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

The unidentified bystander sustained a gunshot wound during the exchange of fire. Officials said the injury was not considered life-threatening, though authorities have not determined whether the individual was struck by the suspect’s gunfire or during the officers’ response.

The United States Secret Service said no officers were injured. Secret Service Director Sean Curran expressed concern for the wounded civilian and said the agency hoped for a full recovery.
President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time of the shooting, according to officials.
Authorities have released limited information regarding the motive behind the attack. In a post on his social media platform, Trump said the suspect appeared to have a “possible obsession” with the White House and linked the incident to his broader calls for expanded security measures around the presidential complex.

The president has requested congressional funding for a major security expansion of the White House campus, including the construction of a large ballroom and additional protective infrastructure. Following the shooting, Trump argued that enhanced facilities would contribute to future presidential security.

Court records show Best had a previous encounter with law enforcement near the White House in July 2025. During that incident, he was arrested after allegedly attempting to enter White House grounds near another checkpoint, ignoring police orders and making statements claiming he was Jesus Christ.

Investigators are reviewing the latest shooting as concerns grow over a series of security incidents near the president. The attack marked the third shooting-related episode in the vicinity of Trump within the past month.

In April, an armed individual breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, while earlier this month Secret Service officers shot and wounded another man following a confrontation near the Washington Monument.

Best graduated from Dundalk High School in Maryland in 2023 and had previously participated in track and field athletics. In comments reported by U.S. media, a woman identifying herself as his mother said she learned of the shooting through social media and disputed portrayals of her son as a violent person.

The shooting remains under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and federal authorities.

The attack occurred around midday at the historic complex in central Mexico, where the assailant fired from the Pyramid of the Moon, a major monument within the site.

Cristobal Castaneda, security secretary for Mexico state, said the gunman’s nationality was not immediately known and confirmed that he died by suicide at the scene.Six people sustained gunshot wounds and were treated in local hospitals, including a Canadian woman, a Colombian woman and child, a Brazilian national and two Americans, officials said.

Seven others were injured during the panic that followed and received treatment at the site, among them a Russian, a Colombian, a Brazilian and four Americans.Authorities recovered a firearm, a knife and unused ammunition, and evacuated visitors as police and National Guard units secured the area.

Video footage circulating on social media showed the attacker firing intermittently from partway up the pyramid as tourists fled or sought cover, though the material has not been independently verified.Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand described the incident as “a horrific act of gun violence” in a post on X.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had ordered a thorough investigation and deployed personnel to assist those affected, calling the incident deeply distressing.Located about 50 kilometers from Mexico City, Teotihuacan draws millions of domestic and international visitors annually to its ancient pyramids and ceremonial avenues.

Tourism officials said the site attracted more than 1.8 million visitors in 2025.The shooting comes less than two months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Mexico is set to co-host alongside the United States and Canada, with authorities expecting more than 5.5 million visitors during the tournament.

Mexico has long grappled with high levels of criminal violence linked to organized crime, though mass shootings targeting tourists at major archaeological sites are rare.

Officials said investigations are ongoing to determine the motive and circumstances of the attack.

The victims, three boys and five girls aged between three and 11, were killed in what officials described as a domestic incident linked to a marital separation.Elkins’ wife, Shaneiqua Elkins, and her sister were wounded in the attack, while other family members escaped.

Authorities said Elkins died after fleeing the scene, though it remains unclear whether he was shot by police or died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn said the killings had shaken the community, prompting calls for stronger measures to address domestic violence. Schools in the area brought in counselors to support students affected by the incident.Family members said the couple had been in the process of separating and were due in court on Monday. Relatives described the children as well cared for and central to their mother’s life.

Authorities said Elkins had a prior felony conviction for illegal use of a weapon in 2019, which legally barred him from possessing firearms for a period after completing his sentence.

Investigators are examining how he obtained the weapon used in the attack.Police said there was no known recent history of domestic violence involving Elkins, though he had briefly checked into a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital earlier this year, according to relatives.

The violence unfolded across two locations, with Elkins first shooting a woman in one neighborhood before targeting the home where the children were killed. One child who died was identified by local officials as his nephew.

The shooting is the deadliest in the United States since January 2024, according to data compiled by The Associated Press in partnership with USA Today and Northeastern University.

Community members gathered for vigils late Sunday, leaving flowers, candles and toys near the scene as local leaders called for renewed efforts to prevent domestic violence and gun-related tragedies.

The attack took place in the province of Kahramanmaras, where Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said six of the injured were in critical condition. Authorities ruled out terrorism, describing the incident as a personal act carried out by a student.

“This was solely a personal attack carried out by one of our students, it is not a terror incident,” Ciftci told reporters.

Governor Mukerrem Unluer said the attacker, an eighth-grade pupil, entered two classrooms of younger students armed with five firearms and seven magazines, which authorities believe belonged to his former police officer father.

The suspect later killed himself during the incident, the governor added.The shooting targeted fifth-grade students, typically aged 10 to 11, and caused casualties “indiscriminately,” Unluer said.

The attack follows another school shooting a day earlier in Sanliurfa that left 16 people injured, raising concerns over school safety in a country where such incidents are rare.Officials said the suspect’s father had been detained as part of the investigation.

Turkey has relatively strict gun laws, requiring licenses and setting a minimum age of 21 for legal ownership, though firearms remain accessible, particularly among security personnel permitted to carry weapons.

Authorities said they would consider additional safety measures following the incidents but did not provide further details.