{"id":1130,"date":"2026-05-24T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2026-05-24T23:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:03:11","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-white-house-shooting-on-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1130","title":{"rendered":"What to know about the White House shooting on Memorial Day weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three times over the past month, shots have been fired in the vicinity of top U.S. officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The latest shooting occurred Saturday evening, when a gunman approached the White House complex in Washington, took a gun out of a bag and opened fire before being shot and fatally wounded by Secret Service officers.<\/span><\/p>\n

A bystander was also struck by gunfire, Secret Service officials said. No details were provided on the person or the severity of the injuries. No officers were wounded, the Secret Service said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Donald Trump, who was in the White House at the time, thanked the Secret Service and law enforcement officers for their efforts and described the gunman as having \u201ca violent history\u201d and a \u201cpossible obsession\u201d with the White House.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we know:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Who is the shooter? <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The gunman was identified by two officials with knowledge of the investigation as Nasire Best, 21, and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

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