US EditionThe Night a Big Story Came Directly to Washington’s Journalists — Hundreds of Them
- On Saturday evening, a gunman stormed the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, prompting the emergency evacuation of President Donald Trump as Secret Service agents subdued the suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, before he reached the ballroom.
- Authorities identified Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, as the suspect who rushed a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives during the incident.
- Inside the ballroom, the crowd of 2,600 attendees took cover as journalists captured video, while Alex Brandon of The Associated Press photographed the suspect in custody and CNN's Wolf Blitzer provided eyewitness accounts from the lobby.
- Following the incident, President Trump remarked at the White House that he saw "a tremendous amount of love and coming together," as the dinner celebrating the 1st Amendment ended prematurely.
- NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas praised his peers for their immediate response, telling viewers, "It is unusual to come on the air in a tuxedo, but this is a very unusual night," as networks scrambled to cover the developing story.
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The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists - hundreds of them
Journalists in Washington are accustomed to chasing stories. But on Saturday night, the story came to them - hundreds of them, gathered as President Donald Trump prepared to speak, thrust suddenly into chaos when a gunman tried to storm the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. In t...
Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN. What happened at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night might have seemed unusual because President Donald Trump and many people in the presidential line of succession were in the ballroom when shots were fired outside. But let's be clear: it was actually quite common. In the United States, this happens far too often: shootings, chaotic lockdowns, outbreaks of violence that disrupt peaceful gatherings. Thousands …
Hanford Sentinel
From tuxedos to trenches: How media's biggest black-tie party became a violent story
A night devoted to celebrating the 1st Amendment and journalism turned into a breaking story of its own. The attendees at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday took cover under the tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom when they…
Santa Maria Times
ProcesoJournalists in the U.S. capital are used to chasing stories. But on Saturday night, the story came to them—to hundreds of them—gathered as President Donald Trump prepared to speak, and suddenly…
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