US EditionSecurity Officials Cite 'Multi-Layered Protection' at Hotel that Hosted the Correspondents' Dinner
Investigators say the suspect was a hotel guest, raising questions about how he passed outer security layers at the 2,300-person event.
- 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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The press gala was held at the Washington Hilton, a 12-storey facility. The assailant had rented a room in the hotel, and could have escaped the controls. - Fusillade near Donald Trump: did the shooter escape security checks? (International).
How gunman got past outer security at White House Correspondents’ Association dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspect detained after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have made it past the outermost layer of security at the event at which President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak because he was a guest of the hotel, officials said Saturday.
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