US EditionSecurity Camera Footage Shows Suspected WH Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Charging Through Security.
Officials said the suspect got past the outer security layer and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement before being detained, prompting an evacuation of top officials.
- On Saturday, a gunman identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen rushed security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, shooting a Secret Service agent before being detained; President Donald Trump was safely evacuated.
- Investigators believe Allen gained access to the Washington Hilton Hotel by staying as a guest, bypassing initial security layers at a venue that hosted the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan 45 years ago.
- Armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives, Allen shot an agent at close range, though the bullet struck the officer's bulletproof vest; President Trump later stated the wounded agent was "doing great."
- Secret Service Director Sean Curran argued the "multi-layered protection" worked, a sentiment echoed by Washington's Metropolitan Police Department interim chief Jeffery Carroll, while Trump praised the rapid response from law enforcement.
- Following the shooting, questions have emerged regarding security around the president amid recent high-profile acts of political violence, though Trump insisted the dramatic event would "bring together most parties" from across the political spectrum.
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As he stated, he did not hear gunshots, but immediately noticed the mobilization of security forces.
Video shows suspect bolting past security checkpoint at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump shows an alleged gunman dashing past security barricades in a hotel lobby as a gala dinner honouring journalists got underway in Washington.
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