A gunman who allegedly believed he was Jesus Christ opened fire near a White House checkpoint Saturday evening, triggering panic outside the nation’s most famous address before Secret Service officers shot and killed him, according to sources cited by The New York Post.

The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, reportedly pulled out a revolver around 6:10 p.m. near 17th Street NW after he was seen pacing strangely up and down the street.

Within moments, the situation exploded.

Sources said Best fired several shots toward the checkpoint before members of the Secret Service Uniformed Division returned fire and fatally struck him.

At least one bystander was also seriously wounded during the chaos, sources said.

The gunfire sent shockwaves through the White House press area, where reporters were conducting their normal evening coverage when the frightening burst of shots rang out.

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang said she was recording a social media video on her phone from the North Lawn when the terrifying sound erupted.

“It sounded like dozens of gunshots,” Wang said, adding that reporters were ordered to sprint into the press briefing room for safety.

The White House was quickly placed on lockdown as Secret Service officers scrambled to secure the area. Reporters were told to gather on the North Lawn and then move fast into the briefing room.

The lockdown was lifted about 30 minutes later.

The shooting unfolded less than two hours after President Trump posted on Truth Social that he was in the Oval Office working on a peace deal involving Iran.

Investigators have not confirmed a motive, but sources told The Post that Best was a mentally troubled man who was already known to the Secret Service. He had allegedly loitered around White House entry points multiple times and had previously violated a court order requiring him to stay away from the grounds.

FBI Director Kash Patel said federal agents were assisting the Secret Service after the shooting.

“FBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds – we will update the public as we’re able,” Patel posted on X.

Court records cited in the report show Best had a disturbing history near the White House.

He was involuntarily committed on June 26, 2025, after allegedly obstructing traffic near 15th Street and E Street NW. He was arrested again on July 10, 2025, for unlawful entry after allegedly bypassing a restricted White House pedestrian control post by walking through an exit turnstile lane.

During that incident, police and Secret Service agents said Best made bizarre religious claims.

“Best claimed he was Jesus Christ and that he wanted to get arrested,” court records said, according to the report.

The latest shooting sparked immediate condemnation from lawmakers across party lines.

House Speaker Mike Johnson praised the “brave Secret Service agents” who acted quickly and said his prayers were with the victims of the “senseless shooting.”

Rep. Cory Mills of Florida said there is “no place in America for political violence,” while Rep. Betty McCollum of Minnesota urged Americans to resolve differences “at the ballot box.”

The incident comes during an already tense period of political violence and security concerns surrounding President Trump.

Saturday night’s shooting followed other recent scares near the president, including a reported shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and the 2024 assassination attempt at a campaign rally, when a gunman’s bullet grazed Trump’s ear.

For reporters, tourists, officers and bystanders near the White House on Saturday evening, the sound of gunfire turned an ordinary night in Washington into a terrifying scene of panic, lockdowns and flashing police lights.