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Suspect killed after shooting at Secret Service agents outside White House
Key takeaways
- Helen Sullivan,BBC Newsand Tabby Wilson Getty Images.
- BBC's US media partner CBS has named the suspect as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was known to the Secret Service and had a documented history of mental health problems.
- The US Secret Service has said that one bystander was also wounded in the shooting, but did not provide any further details on their condition.
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Helen Sullivan,BBC Newsand Tabby Wilson Getty Images. The suspect in a shooting near the White House was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials have confirmed.
BBC's US media partner CBS has named the suspect as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was known to the Secret Service and had a documented history of mental health problems.
The US Secret Service has said that one bystander was also wounded in the shooting, but did not provide any further details on their condition. No officers were injured in the attack, the Secret Service has confirmed.
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