SUSPECT IDENTIFIED: Gunman who believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire on White House checkpoint, neutralized by Secret Service.
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 used a revolver and only got off a few shots before he was quickly shot and killed in a hail of bullets from federal officers.
A least one bystander was hit and seriously wounded in the fusillade, the sources said.
Exit quote: “While a motive for the attack hasn’t been confirmed, sources said Best is a mentally troubled individual who believed he was Jesus Christ and is known to the Secret Service and has violated a previous court order to stay away from the White House.”
Man who opened fire near the White House identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best.
Best had mental health issues, believed he was Jesus Christ, and tried to enter the White House last year.
He was shot and killed by the Secret Service – NBC/NYP pic.twitter.com/WW1Ad1ttGT
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