New Delhi, May 24 -- US Secret Service agents identified White House shooting suspect as 21-year-old Nasire Best who was shot in the encounter. He was taken to George Washington hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, the Secret Service said in the statement. On Saturday evening, a gunman open fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, outside the White House complex following which authorities took swift action.

During the incident, President Donald Trump was present in the White House but no injuries were sustained by "protectees" nor by the officers. Nearly two hours before the shooting, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung posted that Donald Trump was in the executive mansion. At the time of the shooting, Trum...