US EditionTrump Safe After Shooting at DC Event
The bullet struck the officer’s protective gear, and the shooter was apprehended as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated.
- On Saturday, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer witnessed a shooting near the security screening area at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents Dinner, with police officers tackling him to the ground as gunfire erupted nearby.
- President Donald Trump and Cabinet members, including Vice President JD Vance, were attending the event on an upper floor near the ballroom when gunshots erupted, prompting Law Enforcement to swiftly escort them from the venue.
- A Secret Service officer was shot, with the bullet striking protective gear before the officer was hospitalized. Blitzer recounted, "All of a sudden I start hearing gunshots in the hall right near me," while sheltering with about 15 others.
- Trump announced on Truth Social that the shooter has been apprehended by authorities, and the President returned to the White House at the request of Law Enforcement shortly after the attack.
- Following the security breach, the White House Correspondents Dinner will be rescheduled, as one person remains in custody following the shooting near the ballroom security screening area, according to the Secret Service.
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The stories of the Italian correspondents present at the Hilton Hotel in Washington are full of details: this is how they experienced moments of panic in the first person due to the shooting
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, in addition to other government authorities, was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, after reports of gunfire on the scene. At the time, a Secret Service agent, who was wearing bulletproof vest, was hit, but was discharged from the hospital this Sunday. The suspect was later identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen.
A shooter opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner in the presence of Donald Trump. A secret service agent was hit, but there was no fear for his life. The suspect was arrested on the spot. Our correspondent, Hugo Lavallée was there during the incident. He tells the story.
VIDEO - While more than a hundred guests, mostly journalists, were gathered Saturday evening, April 25, at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in the presence of Donald Trump, a man entered the scene and fired several shots.
FBI Investigating Shooting After Trump Evacuated From Correspondents' Dinner
The FBI says it is investigating following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25. A man opened fire on security personnel with a shotgun, witnesses said, sparking chaos as US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out unharmed. The officer who was shot was wearing a bullet-proof vest and was not seriously injured, the president said.
‘We saw Secret Service running with guns!’ Bev Turner gives her first-hand account of DC dinner shooting
Bev Turner has shared her first-hand account after an armed “would-be assassin” broke into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC.The GB News host was attending the glitzy event, which hosted President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other top administration officials.Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a teacher from California, allegedly breached a security checkpoint before attempting to reach the ballroom where the President and…
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