the 2011 white house shooting occurred Coming_to_be on november 11 , 2011 , when oscar ramiro unk , an unemployed 21-year-old man , fired Use_firearm a semi-automatic rifle at the white house , the official residence of the u.s. president in washington , d.c. at least seven bullets hit the second floor .

participants included Cause_to_be_included bread and puppet theater , the makers of the documentary that featured the original performer of sesame street characters big bird and oscar the grouch , beale street puppets , the cast Motion of unk , and craig aaron , executive director of free press .

it was carried out Military_operation by militant puerto rican pro-independence activists oscar collazo and unk torresola while the president resided Temporary_stay at blair house during the renovation of the white house .