Chester Plummer

Chester Maurice Plummer, Jr. (December 13, 1945 – July 25, 1976) was a taxi driver in the Washington, D.C. area of the United States who was shot and killed while attempting to invade the White House.

Plummer was one of nine children born to Chester Maurice Plummer, Sr. and Christine Elizabeth (nee Maxwell) Plummer. He attended high school in Washington, D.C., where he played football. While advancing towards the White House, he was ordered to stop by a Secret Service officer. After ignoring the order, he was shot by a rookie officer, and died 90 minutes later in hospital. It is unknown whether Plummer intended to attack President Gerald Ford or had another motive.

Plummer was a decorated Army veteran and former high school football star and a psychiatrist had posited he had impulsivity issues stemming from marital problems. His father had also pressed assault charges against him in 1972 and then dropped them. Co-workers described him as "nice" and "quiet," and one of them felt Chester Plummer may have been looking for a way to commit suicide.

His remains were interred at the Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Clinton, Maryland.