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Baltimore track teammates shocked after man was killed in gunfight with Secret Service
Baltimore track teammates shocked after man was killed in gunfight with Secret Service
CNN
May 26, 2026, 6:03 AM
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nasire Best, the 21-year-old gunman who was shot and killed after allegedly shooting at the U.S. Secret Service outside of the White House on Saturday, was a Maryland resident who had a previous run-in with federal officers. … Best lived in Dundalk, in Baltimore County, and may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents. He graduated from Dundalk High School in 2023 and was a member of the track and field team. … Best was living in an apartment in Dundalk before his landlord evicted him in December 2025 for nonpayment of rent, according to our media partner, The Baltimore Banner.
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Friends said, “Something had to be wrong”
Nasire Best’s friends and former Dundalk High School track teammates said they are struggling to understand the events that led to the 21-year-old’s alleged actions after noticing changes in his behavior in recent months. … The friends, who spoke with CBS News Baltimore by phone Sunday night but declined to appear on camera, described Best as someone who had become increasingly distant. … “He was not thinking. Something had to be wrong when he stopped talking to us,” one friend said.
The friends said they had seen online rumors claiming Best was headed to the White House to target President Trump, but they questioned those claims, saying Best had previously expressed support for the president. … “People keep trying to say he was trying to do something to Trump, but honestly, I never heard him say anything bad about Trump,” another friend said. “He actually supported Trump.”
Friends described the situation as shocking and said they were unaware of the extent of the struggles Best may have been facing. … The friends said Best cared deeply about his family but acknowledged they had lost contact with him as his behavior changed.
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CNN
May 26, 2026, 6:03 AM
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nasire Best, the 21-year-old gunman who was shot and killed after allegedly shooting at the U.S. Secret Service outside of the White House on Saturday, was a Maryland resident who had a previous run-in with federal officers. … Best lived in Dundalk, in Baltimore County, and may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents. He graduated from Dundalk High School in 2023 and was a member of the track and field team. … Best was living in an apartment in Dundalk before his landlord evicted him in December 2025 for nonpayment of rent, according to our media partner, The Baltimore Banner.
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Friends said, “Something had to be wrong”
Nasire Best’s friends and former Dundalk High School track teammates said they are struggling to understand the events that led to the 21-year-old’s alleged actions after noticing changes in his behavior in recent months. … The friends, who spoke with CBS News Baltimore by phone Sunday night but declined to appear on camera, described Best as someone who had become increasingly distant. … “He was not thinking. Something had to be wrong when he stopped talking to us,” one friend said.
The friends said they had seen online rumors claiming Best was headed to the White House to target President Trump, but they questioned those claims, saying Best had previously expressed support for the president. … “People keep trying to say he was trying to do something to Trump, but honestly, I never heard him say anything bad about Trump,” another friend said. “He actually supported Trump.”
Friends described the situation as shocking and said they were unaware of the extent of the struggles Best may have been facing. … The friends said Best cared deeply about his family but acknowledged they had lost contact with him as his behavior changed.
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