White House Shooting

Alleged White House Shooter Faces 2 New Charges

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 05.11.2012

WASHINGTON — A man accused of shooting an assault rifle at the White House and charged with the attempted assassination of President Barack Obam...

Accused White House Shooter Faces More Charges

AP | Posted 03.18.2012

WASHINGTON -- A man accused of trying to kill President Barack Obama by firing up to a dozen shots at the White House in November is facing more charg...

Accused White House Shooter To Appear In Court

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 02.15.2012

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday denied a government request for a more thorough psychiatric evaluation of a man charged with firing shots...

White House Shooting Suspect Due Back In Court

AP | Posted 02.13.2012

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has set a new court date to hear more evidence about the mental health of a man accused of firing shots at the Whit...

Alleged White House Shooter Deemed Competent To Stand Trial

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 11.28.2011

WASHINGTON -- A man accused of firing shots at the White House in an attempt to kill President Barack Obama is competent to stand trial, according to ...

Accused White House Shooter To Appear In D.C. Court

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 01.21.2012

WASHINGTON — A man who shot an assault rifle at the White House is one of only a handful of people ever accused of trying to assassinate the pre...

White House Shooting Suspect's Path To Extremism

New York Times | WILLIAM YARDLEY | Posted 11.20.2011

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John Celock

Lawmaker Calls Obama Assassination Attempt Just A 'Lucky Shot'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.20.2011

A Republican state legislator in New Hampshire posted on Facebook questioning the attempted-assassination charges against the man who allegedly shot a...

The Suspected White House Shooter's Bizarre Oprah Video

Posted 11.19.2011

Authorities have described Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, the man who has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama, as a troubled m...

Ortega-Hernandez Thought He Was Jesus

AP | By JESSIE L. BONNER and JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 11.18.2011

BOISE, Idaho -- An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the An...

A History Of Attacks On the White House

History.com/The Huffington Post | By History.com Staff | Posted 11.17.2011

History.com - Yesterday, Pennsylvania police arrested a man suspected of firing shots at the White House last week. On the evening of November 11, Sec...

White House Shooting Suspect Charged With Assassination Attempt

AP | Posted 01.17.2012

Associated Press: PITTSBURGH — An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassin...

Authorities: Alleged Shooter Was Obsessed With Obama

AP | JESSIE L. BONNER and JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 01.17.2012

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was t...

Alleged White House Shooter Arrested In Pennsylvania

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2011

WASHINGTON -- The 21-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting incident near the White House last Friday is now in custody in Pennsylvania. ...

White House Shooting Suspect Arrested In Pennsylvania Hotel

AP | JESSICA GRESKO and BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 01.16.2012

WASHINGTON — A man with an apparent obsession with President Barack Obama has been arrested in Pennsylvania after the Secret Service discovered ...