US EditionTrump safe after shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner, suspect in custody
Secret Service agents rushed Trump and Melania Trump out after shots were fired, and officials said 2,600 attendees took cover.
- On Saturday, Secret Service agents evacuated President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance from the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton after gunshots were heard near the ballroom.
- This event marked Trump's first attendance as president, highlighting his contentious relationship with the press. The Washington Hilton ballroom also served as the site of the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
- Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed one suspect is in custody. Trump and all other protectees are safe with no immediate reports of injuries among attendees.
- White House Correspondents' Association President Weijia Jiang announced the event will be postponed and rescheduled within 30 days. Organizers are cooperating with law enforcement as they assess the incident.
- The FBI Washington field office is assisting in the ongoing investigation as authorities sweep the venue to assess security protocols. Reviews of screening procedures and access controls are expected to follow.
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Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner
A man armed with guns and knives charged toward the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents Dinner was being attended by President Donald Trump and top U.S. officials on Saturday night. The suspect is in custody and he is expected to appear in court on Monday.
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Trump unhurt and suspect in custody after shots fired at White House correspondents' dinner
Former Secret Service agent Barry Donadio says he watched footage of last night's incident "in shock like everybody else". Donadio tells BBC News he has worked at the "very same hotel", describing it as "tremendously big" - but he says that there appears to have been "no lack of agents, officers…
Trump unharmed, suspect in custody after shots fired at White House correspondents' dinner
The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the banquet hall as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds. “Out of the way, sir!” someone yelled. Others yelled to duck.
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