MPD spokesperson confirmed to WUSA9 that Nasire Best, 21, is from Dundalk, Maryland.
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WASHINGTON — The suspect who fired shots near the White House was identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best. According to an MPD spokesperson, he has ties to Dundalk, Maryland.
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According to District of Columbia court records, Best was arrested in July 2025 after he attempted to enter a different White House checkpoint without authorization, didn’t heed officers’ commands to stop, “claimed he was Jesus Christ” and said he
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