White House Shooting Video: Journalists who were reporting from inside the White House premises at the time of the shooting incident on Saturday night (local time), were seen in shock and panic as they ducked for cover. A fire was opened on a US Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House by a man identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, according to CBS News.
Journalist Selina Wang was shooting a video at the time of the incident. It took her a few seconds to understand what was happening after which she can be seen ducking for cover in a media tent.
Wang's video has gone viral on X and was shared thousands of times as of Saturday evening, and viewed at least 3 million times.
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“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,” she posted on X.
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
— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) May 23, 2026
NBC News' Julie Tirskin was alerted by the shots and asked "What is that?" while the person recording the video kept rolling.While reporting live from the White House North Lawn on rising prices, another journalist suddenly heard gunshots, quickly removed his audio equipment, and moved to safety.
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Preliminary investigation revealed that Best approached the checkpoint, pulled a weapon out of his bag and began firing on officers. The Secret Service officers also opened fire in retaliation and struck Best. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, as per CBS News.
The US Secret Service in its statement said, "Shortly after 6 p.m Saturday an individual in the area of 17th street and Pennsylvania Avenue pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing."
The gunfire Saturday comes almost a month after what law enforcement authorities said was an attempted assassination of the president on April 25 as he attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at a Washington hotel. Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, recently pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to kill Trump and remains in federal custody.